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

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Can you “structure” emergence?

....how to add rigour to the collaborative process without compromising the emergence which we believe is a key…

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Six Roadblocks to Authentic Collaboration – Part 3

While an essential part of managing, the unintended consequence is they can frustrate trying different things, or…

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Six Roadblocks to Authentic Collaboration – Part 2

These organisational norms work powerfully to block authentic collaboration, which requires us to let go and to let…

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The Six Roadblocks to Authentic Collaboration – Part 1

first of the 6 roadblocks to collaboration... "for the first time they had a series of steps that helped them…

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How Collaboration is Helping the World’s Central Bankers Sleep Better

Central banks are seeing collaboration as a key strategy for retaining their role and influence in the emerging…

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The four traps on the path to a digital water future

These experiences have highlighted some important, and surprising, risks to successful transformation. They are the…

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Ever heard of a micro dilemma?

How do you tackle something big, intractable and messy without becoming overwhelmed? I think we can learn from the old…

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When being clear may instead dull the light on the hill

As it turned out, the real value of the broader and less distinct "light on the hill" only became apparent later, with…

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Two things that collaboration is NOT

As I listen to people learning to collaborate, some of their difficulties seem to emerge from their ideas about what…

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Project management versus collaboration – choosing your approach

Why should we try something that feels uncomfortable and different?” my response is along the following lines …

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