Editing Remote Planning (section)

=Missteps=

Some of its missteps were attributed to submitting a grant before the Northern and Southern partners had been able to meet in person.

"Collaborating on this project without prior established relationships, has meant that we had to navigate cross-cultural differences and build trust, while also answering to project/funding timelines. Trajectories which do not always operate on similar agendas or smoothly in tandem<ref>CBM-NU-182-2022 - Hamlet of Coral Harbour - Activities and Expenditures Report - 2022-2023</ref>.

Other missteps were attributed to a lack of clarity in terms of roles, compensation and responsibilities.

"The pandemic inadvertently defined rolls as the Northerners were confined to Coral Harbour and the Southerners were confined to Queens. At the end of the pandemic the lack of clear roles and need to finish the projects led to tensions among the team<ref>ibid</ref>."

The CIRNAC report, finally even includes a reflection on the positioning of Southern co-PI's: 

"The lack of clear roles was exacerbated with the final workshop. In particular, Peter played a larger role than expected in actualizing the workshop. While he did so with good intent and with a keen eye on the clock, the budget, and required reportage — the net affect was to exclude Leonard from leadership. This was the ‘old way’ and undermining of Leonard.  More inclusive research design and clear roles would have pre-empted the above<ref>ibid</ref>."

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