November 4, 2024
How I survived my angriest public meeting
This terrifying baptism of fire taught me three things that have never left me
March 12, 2021
Collaboration- Assert and Love?
... people often find themselves vacillating between wanting to drive in a particular direction, and waiting to build…
March 8, 2021
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.
February 23, 2021
Beware the Dark Side
Just like in the movies, the ‘Force’ can be used for good if done with the appropriate intention and mindset.
January 28, 2021
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…
January 19, 2021
Three ways to take your contractual partnership from good to great
How does my client move from an 'us and them' mindset to a 'we' mindset, in the high-pressure world of project…
November 18, 2020
Those silos are still around!
it is not fundamentally the tools or skills I had that made the difference- it was the collaborative thinking that…
November 10, 2020
The Joy of Silos
Isn’t it time to acknowledge that the quest to restructure away our silos is akin to the hunt for the unicorn? It’s…
October 14, 2020
Fingerprints on the bypass
he could live with the decision because of the way he had been involved - and in fact that he was quite supportive…
October 7, 2020
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…










