Name: The "4" Wins philosophy: Collaborative Purchases and Consensus Building
Start: 2026-10-08T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-10-08T15:30:00-0700

The "4" Wins philosophy: Collaborative Purchases and Consensus Building

Thursday October 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT

Grand Oasis Hotel Minot - Grand Ballroom

Negotiating purchases beyond a single budget takes coordination, collaboration, and consensus building. In this session, I will explain what I call the "4 Wins" framework and how I use it to evaluate opportunities for collaborative purchases. I'll also work through a couple of examples of where we have used it and some of the roadblocks encountered.

Speakers

Online Dakota Information Network

ODIN Director, NDUS CTS - ODIN, NDLA

The Online Dakota Information Network (ODIN) supports a consortium of libraries serving academic, public, school, and special libraries across North Dakota with two shared library management systems (Alma & Polaris). In addition, ODIN participates in collective eResource purchasing... Read More →

Thursday October 8, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Grand Oasis Hotel Minot - Grand Ballroom 1505 N Broadway, Minot, ND 58703, USA

Lightning Session, for all libraries

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2026 NDLA Conference

Online Dakota Information Network

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