The attorneys representing the parties in the Collaborative process agree to assist them to resolve the issues using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation. (nycollaborativeprofessionals.org)
It is a way of practicing law that allows both of the parties in a family dispute agree to work out differences using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation. (galyen.com)
I will draw substantially here from my own research on collaborative systems theory - reflections on cooperative strategies in a media / information world. (religion-online.org)