col.lab is a collaboration laboratory aimed at fostering innovation through group facilitation as a public service. It aspires to be a self-sustained entity that engages talented professionals in relevant projects while creating 'living labs' for collaborative learning. The laboratory offers a multidisciplinary approach to public engagement and is open to new social, organizational, and workplace challenges.

1. col.lab | Collaboration
laboratory
A permanent open space where ideas and people
get together to create innovation with the power
of group facilitation as a public service.

2. Welcome to col.lab
A spin-off from
Architecting
Collaboration book
series

3. What’s col.lab?
3 main ideas

4. An original idea
by book author
Paulo Nunes de
Abreu aka Paul
Nunesdea.

5. A designation
rather than a
brand.

6. A circle of
colleagues and
friends sharing a
passion for group
facilitation.

7. What’s col.lab’s aspiration?
• To become a self-sustained collaboration
laboratory that has a relevant impact on
society with the power of group facilitation.

8. col.lab current colleagues & friends

10. What’s col.lab’s
intention?
3 main ideas

11. 1. Attract a pool of
talented
professionals
ready to engage in
any project where
group facilitation is
required.

12. 2. Attract the most
relevant and
challenging
projects for group
facilitation.

13. 3. Create ‘living labs’
to deliver group
facilitation services
and provide learning
opportunities for all
involved… and more
books in the series!

14. What’s col.lab offer?
A collaboration factory

15. A different
approach to
public
engagement.
https://www.iaf-world.org/

16. Advanced teams of
independent
professionals ready
for the worst-case
scenarios in
problem-solving
and group
decision-making.
http://www.slsgb.org.uk/flood-response-search-and-rescue/

17. Ready for the
most contentious
issues.
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/10/30/bomb-squad-
successfully-defuse-11-year-olds-stash-of-black-cat-bangers/

18. + Group
Facilitation
col.lab is a collaboration factory
that integrates a multi-
disciplinary approach.
col.lab is open to the
contributions and to work
together with all types of
collaboration workers.

19. col.lab is both a network and a node in larger teams or organizations.

20. A sample of current
projects
3 examples

21. Visual Collab 2018
• A renowned hybrid Future Café that lasted
for a full day with remote participants fully
engaged and out numbering on-site
attendants at the RSA House in London.

22. Thought leadership event
Risk reduction public health strategies to prevent smoke and
nicotine consumption.

23. Creating alignment for local
healthcare strategies
Tâmega e Sousa Region, Portugal
http://www.chts.min-saude.pt/

24. Facilitating business networking
Foro Extremadura Emprende, Mérida, Spain
https://foroemprendeextremadura.com/

25. Open for new
challenges
With the power of group facilitation as
a public service.

26. New social and behavioral challenges
col.lab is an open space for discovery, intervention and learning in the digital era of the XXI century.

27. New organizational challenges
col.lab is an open space for discovery, intervention and learning in the digital era of the XXI century.

28. New workplace challenges
col.lab is an open space for discovery, intervention and learning in the digital era of the XXI century.

29. Tell us more about any challenge…
Ready to deliver pro-bono
services for the social good in
projects that have a significant
impact in the society.
A collaboration factory

30. Contacts https://www.architectingcollaboration.com/contact
nunesdea@me.com

31. col.lab | Collaboration laboratory