The Three Steps of Authentic Collaboration
We can take comfort in three simple steps for working with others on our most challenging problems. These steps don’t…
Even when they don’t want to collaborate, you have choices…
It is often framed as if being 'unwilling" is somehow not acceptable, whereas there are often other choices available
Unlocking Co-design
In discussing the context for using such a tool, the client realised that it prompted a new way of thinking (mindset)…
The Heart of Collaboration
There is a pathway to follow when collaborating and it begins well before we seek solutions. How are you ensuring you…
Collaboration- Assert and Love?
... people often find themselves vacillating between wanting to drive in a particular direction, and waiting to build…
Your Lonely Plant Guide to Collaboration
Whether you are lost in Florence or lost in your collaboration, turn to the guide that shows you the path forward.
Are your collaborative contracts really collaborative?
While the contract looked different, it felt the same to the users.......it takes a different mindset to make a process…
There is co-design, and then there is co-design…
When you hear someone say they are running a “co-design process”, you might ask just how much involvement stakeholders…
The Presence of Trust
I’ve asked myself ... what is trust? Why is it so important in human relationships and human communication? How do we…