collaboration – Page 7 – Reimagine. Strategy.

May 3, 2019May 3, 2022

Truly Collaborative. True Leadership

I’ve recently talking to a whole bunch of people re: how best to strengthen addictions services in Waterloo Region (about an hour west of Toronto) for an organization called House of Friendship (HoF).

Throughout the project, people have been talking excitedly about a new, much-needed space scheduled to open this July that will house HoF’s residential treatment services, day treatment programming and counselling for people concerned about their substance use.

Yesterday morning, I saw a Tweet about a fire at the construction site of that new facility. The cause of the early morning blaze is still under investigation, but the damage is extensive.

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March 25, 2019May 3, 2022

Collaboration in Service of Something

I have worked with two clients recently who listed “collaboration” in their strategy documents, in one instance as a goal and in the other as a core program/service. In both cases, I was curious about the why behind that choice. What value are they getting or offering from collaboration that would cause it to feature so prominently in their strategy? And how we can ensure its value is truly outweighing its costs? Even more than that, is collaboration an end in itself?

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February 11, 2019May 3, 2022

High-Density Collaborative Techniques

I love facilitation techniques that are “high density” — that is, they pack a lot of meaning into a single exercise.

I have written previously about how the common technique of “dotmocracy” can be improved upon. I stand by those observations and wanted to show you a very recent example of why. It also provides greater detail to support a recent post about deciding how to decide before deciding.

October 8, 2018May 3, 2022

Patience and Speed

I appreciated recent comments about adding another “P” to my previous post — for “patience.” I’ve been thinking about it further this week, and have four additional “Ps” to bring to you today:

September 27, 2018May 2, 2022

Wiser Decisions Faster

To make better, more insightful and effective decisions. And to use our time well. Isn’t this what we all want?

Not only am I confident that there are concrete, teachable ways to help this happen. I also believe that wiser, faster decisions happen primarily through collaborative processes.

This might seem counterintuitive. Don’t collaborative processes threaten to slow things down? And how can we be sure that collaborative processes lead to more insightful decisions rather than uninformed or biased ones? Continue reading “Wiser Decisions Faster”