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Aiming for average in 2015 – my new year’s resolution

January 4, 2015 |

It is customary, of course, at this time to reflect on the year that is nearly over, and to set some goals for the year approaching. Idon’t have my website established as yet so thought I would publish this blog on LinkedIn – my ponderings of the year past and the one that looms. 2014…

What the health system can learn from an old concrete pipeline?

January 1, 2015 |

I’ve been asked to speak at a health conference in Brisbane about the difference collaborative approaches can make to achieve better outcomes in the health industry. I’ve been urged to talk about a non-health example – just to mix it up a bit and to remind participants that collaboration is something being explored in all sorts…

The Power of Appreciative Inquiry

January 1, 2015 |

Last week I attended the Partnering into the Future conference – an event co-hosted by Queensland Health and the Gold Coast Primary Healthcare Partnership Council – and came away with an insightful revelation. It happened during the course of two workshops I ran on the Appreciative Inquiry approach to building capacity to partner. Basically, the…

Collaboration and what we can learn from slime mould

January 1, 2015 |

Collaboration and what we can learn from slime mould. I’ve been reading a terrific book titled ‘Collaborative Leadership: Building relationships, handling conflict and sharing control’ by David Archer and Alex Cameron. Drawing on the earlier work of Steven Johnson in his book ‘Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software’ they refer to the behaviour of an…

Mapping The Collaborative Journey

January 1, 2015 |

At a recent Conference I was asked how Twyfords came up with our collaborative pathway http://slidesha.re/1s8wIwu This is how I responded (as best that I can recall). ‘Well it happened like this. Being actively into Appreciative Inquiry we decided, as a team, to enquire into our very best experiences working on projects where there was genuine…

17 Years at Twyfords – now what?

January 1, 2015 |

This blog is personal, and hopefully not too self-indulgent. I’m leaving Twyfords after 17 years, and what a ride it has been! Here is my attempt to describe what I have learned about consulting, collaboration, and myself.   When I applied for a job at Twyfords I underwent the most gruelling recruitment process and somehow…

What I do

December 26, 2014 |

What do I offer? Essentially I help to build the capacity of organisations and leaders to collaborate effectively with others, especially to address their most complex challenges. This includes: Different parts of an organisation working in a more ‘joined-up’ way Organisations collaborating with other organisations/stakeholders Organisations engaging their communities Leaders helping directors of different parts…