title: Team-based planning: new tools for new times.
abstract: The collaborative process of team-based planning draws upon the strengths of a team and develops the skills that healthcare providers need to build consensus during this time of significant change. This article describes three examples of team-based planning and shows how applying an integrated set of tools can help formulate plans and create new options to meet the challenges facing today's healthcare organizations.
authors.affiliation: Improvisation, Lucan, Ontario.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handyside
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006275:Health Facility Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D017008:Negotiating; D009864:Ontario; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017748:Time Management