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COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

We call our approach "Collaborative Innovation.” We're using it to solve a range of tough problems like revitalizing economically distressed communities, building value chains for regenerative agriculture, expanding employee ownership, and eliminating hazardous chemicals from electronics manufacturing.

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We can help you solve tough problems too.

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WHY IT WORKS

Our approach creates high-trust collaborations that produce results fast and drive systemic change.
 

Collaborative Innovation is particularly effective because it:

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  • Creates the conditions for genuine trust among participants

  • Builds buy-in from the outset 

  • Engages “high influence” stakeholders from across the system

  • Analyzes the whole system and the dynamics within it comprehensively AND efficiently

  • Harnesses the lived experience and resources of all stakeholders to develop creative, self-sustaining initiatives

  • Facilitates fast, high quality learning about the issues

  • Leverages competing values as sources of deeper engagement and innovation

  • Encourages rapid prototyping, testing, and iterating get solutions to get them to market quickly and scale them up

  • Attracts other key influencers to the work

 

Solving tough problems with others is so addictive that our networks often start looking for even bigger problems to solve!

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PARTICIPANTS

Over 500 organizations have participated in our Collaborative Innovation Networks and Collaborative Strategy processes. Here are some examples of our participants, funders, and partners:

HOW WE WORK

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We design and facilitate innovation networks that work on solving complex challenges in industries, sectors or communities.

 

Our Collaborative Innovation approach works when:

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  • The challenge is complex and systemic in nature and no one person has a significant view on the whole problem

  • Stakeholders have highly divergent worldviews and frames for defining the problem

  • The factors influencing the problem and the resources and ideas needed to solve it are dynamic and shifting over time

  • Attempts to convene conventional stakeholder groups have failed to produce rapid and aligned action

 
Services

Network design & development | Funding strategy | Process design & facilitation

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Format

Our networks are typically comprised of 40-50 key stakeholders and last from 2-10 years, depending on the complexity and scale of the challenge.

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Got a tough problem to solve, or a big vision to realize? We're happy to chat. We can provide support, connections and ideas whether you hire us or not. Just send us a note below.

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