THE COLLAB-LAB
Unleash Group Genius to Reach Impossible Goals and Solve Complex Problems in 48 to 72 hours.
Unleash Collective Creativity
Robert Hargrove, the legendary super-consultant, taught us that leadership is more than coming up with an inspiring vision and empowering people to execute… it’s about unleashing creativity and collaboration in reaching big goals and solving complex business problems. -Rene Jaeggi, CEO, adidas
The Collab-Lab can be used to:
1. Brainstorm about building a Legendary Company
2. Craft a Blue Ocean strategy vs. a Red Ocean strategy
3. Due diligence on M&A deals and merger integration
4. Build a radical brand that outmaneuvers competitors
5. Innovate the ‘Next Great Thing’ in your category
6. Build global world-class systems and processes
7. Resolve intractable conflicts
We were able to accomplish in the CollabLab what might otherwise have taken weeks or months, or may not have happened at all. -Oliver Dohn, CEO, Oerlikon Drive Systems
The Collab-Lab is designed around a deceptively simple but powerful step-by-step process called SCAN, FOCUS, ACT
Moonshot Goal • Complex Problem • Pure Challenge of Innovation
DAY 01
Scan to get inspiration and information, to think outside the box, and to generate new good ideas.
DAY 02
Creativity is a process of eliminating options. Focus on the best strategic choices, then get creative in rendering.
DAY 03
Build a minimal viable prototype (MVP), then get outside the building and talk to customers.
Collaboration is a process of shared creation to come up with something original, different, better
1) The Leader is the Convener
Someone with the clout to bring people together to achieve a specific outcome in 2 to 3 days.
2) Frame a Big Goal or Problem in One Sentence
One that is big enough for everyone to subordinate their egos to.
3) Bring Unlikely Collaborators Together
People who can bring something to the table and share in the secrets of creative collaboration.
4) A Shared Space that Helps People Think and Work Together
Imagine a space with the wherewithal for brainstorming, design thinking, and making rapid prototypes.
5) A Stress-Tested, Proven Process—Scan, Focus, and Act
Frame the goal or problem, scan to learn, focus on the best options, act.
6) Carefully Structured, Thought Provoking, Fast Paced Conversations
For example: What looks impossible but if it could be done would change everything?
7) Creative Problem-Solving Ideas, Tools, Methods
Prioritizing, problematizing, strategizing, pinballing, prototyping, and more.
Masterful Facilitation: Robert Hargrove is masterful in conducting the Collab-Lab process. Like the conductor of a great orchestra, he doesn’t give you a lecture, but juides the process to bring out the best in the group.
Start With a Huge Problem
Solve for X
The Collab-Lab is a 3-day immersion that provides a forum and powerful process for unleashing group genius.
What Makes the Collab-Lab Tick?
“Robert acts like a great conductor of a great symphony who turns his back to the audience and brings the individual musicians and group to a flow state that transforms how they think and interact together.”
-Steven Feinberg, PhD Neuro Psychologist
“This book captures the vision and power of the creative breakthroughs people can achieve when they truly collaborate. Extremely entertaining and well written.”
-Eric Hahn, CTO, Netscape Communications
Here’s the streamlined version of the Collab-Lab process
♦ Book an appointment to explore the possibilities of the Collab-Lab
♦ Design day – start from the goal or problem
♦ Invite unlikely collaborators
♦ Design hybrid thinking exercises
♦ Conduct the 3-day Collab-Lab
♦ Debrief the result
♦ Our report: What happened? What’s missing? What’s next?
♦ Arrange follow-up
Click here to schedule a one-hour exploration call with Robert Hargrove. In the call, you will look at the possibilities of the Collab-Lab and how you might use it to do things like:
♦ Brainstorm about building a Legendary Company
♦ Craft a Blue Ocean strategy vs. a Red Ocean strategy
♦ Build a radical brand that outmaneuvers competitors
♦ Innovate the ‘Next Great Thing’ in your category
♦ Build global world-class systems and processes