Common Misunderstandings
The capacity conversation: your partner has probably managed harder constraints than you have
Working productively under real constraint is a skill, and it is usually held by the side assumed to need help.
Common Misunderstandings
Where international collaborations most often go wrong, and how to avoid each one.
Common Misunderstandings
Common Misunderstandings
Deadlines: agree explicitly whether a date is a commitment or an intention
Two people can agree on the same date while meaning entirely different things by it.
Common Misunderstandings
Equitable partnership: the test is whether they could say no
Agreement given by someone who cannot afford to refuse is not agreement, and it is easy to mistake for it.
Common Misunderstandings
Assumptions worth checking before you arrive
Several widely held beliefs about research in lower-income settings are wrong in ways that shape projects badly.
Common Misunderstandings
Why collaborations fail: almost never the science, almost always the unwritten expectations
The failure modes are predictable, repeat across partnerships, and are all preventable in the first month.
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