The CollabLab makes thrilling, breakthrough solutions possible!
Re-open / Re-imagine Your Community or Business
Drive Disruptive Innovation in Products or Services
Solve Complex Problems Collaboratively
Strategy Renewal or Business Model Update
Unleash the power of group genius to solve your most pressing problems or to create something new.
The CollabLab is the antidote to excessive hierarchy and bureaucracy and is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.
“The excitement in the room was palpable as we created a new strategic focus and the prototypes of how we would execute.” – Participant from Estée Lauder
Convene a group of unlikely collaborators around an enormously important and urgent problem
Engage in dialogue using the CollabLab structured process
Leverage people’s diverse views to light the sparks of creativity
Build shared understanding that leads to something that did not exist before
Use “design thinking” to build a minimal, viable prototypes
Accomplish in 3 days what might otherwise take you months or even years
How does the CollabLab work?
The CollabLab is designed around a deceptively powerful, step-by-step process called Scan, Focus, and Act.
RESEARCH THE TOPIC: The chief executive, team, and other key players go on a journey of discovery – research the goal, issue, problem.
HOLD A DESIGN DAY: Articulate the purpose (goal or problem to be solved), decide who to invite, design the CollabLab
DAY 1 SCAN TO LEARN: Scan to get inspiration and information, to think outside the box and generate new good ideas.
DAY 2 FOCUS: Winnow down the list of ideas and focus on the best. Sometimes, you need to say “no” to say “yes”.
DAY 3 ACT: Engage in serious play going from rapid prototyping to commitment — i.e., a dual track biz plan, landmark legislation, a disruptive product or service, a breakthrough in an intractable conflict