This document discusses approaching and engaging partners in collaboration. It emphasizes the importance of developing a shared mental model through effective communication and pattern recognition. It also discusses expert decision making tendencies and how to stay on course in a conversation. The key to successful collaboration is identifying patterns which sets the stage for innovative collaboration. Adaptive leadership requires understanding the landscape, knowing history, mobilizing and intervening through experimentation while letting mission drive the strategies. Conference attendees are reminded to understand their own biases, loyalties and roles to maximize different outcomes from the same conference.