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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. I’ve been reading a terrific book titled 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 organism known as slime mould. Slime mould isn’t…
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…
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 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…