From Collaboration to Innovation

From Collaboration to Innovation Ben Ziegler (Collaborative Journeys)

Collaboration is about people working together

Big challenges to collaboration Our nature What we nurture

Collaborative relationships: Principles for working together

Bid for connection Many : 1

Sit in a circle Sitting in a circle is a process

Peel the onion, and… understand needs

“Yes, but and…”

Reframe conflict …and change the game

Me AND We Find common ground

Break bread together Ritual matters

“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” (Theodore Levitt)

Leading the way to innovation

Think Systems... and organization as a living system

Structure for behaviour

Make it… safe to fail

Transform through conversations

Integrate thinking and doing Sunlight of thought Sea of activity

Tell stories The “gutter” The Story

Knowledge Bank Invest your community’s knowledge “residue” of experience project other world worlds

Link sustainability… to long-term relationships

Resolve disputes appropriately They I We We + Who decides?

Appreciate the core Appreciation may be the most significant human psychological need

Work with the flow… source: flickr.com/photos/articnomad

Shifting Demographics Source: flickr.com/photos/chimothy27/

Technology Advances

Networks lead to new ways of organization

Call for civic engagement Source: timescolonist.com

And believe in…

teams no bigger than a jazz band, Source: mouseplanet.com

where structure and creativity meet up,

and innovation happens.

Questions?

Contact Ben Ziegler 1.250.516.3936 ben@collaborativejourneys.com

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From Collaboration to Innovation

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