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Virtual Course
Introduction to Collaborative Innovation
Learn the foundations.
About This Opportunity
When your challenge is systemic and requires contributions from multiple organizations, sectors, and perspectives, traditional approaches often fall short. This immersive workshop introduces Collaborative Innovation—a process model and set of tools that enable leaders to unite diverse stakeholders and drive meaningful systems change. Through hands-on exercises, you'll experience the "Four Agendas" framework (Connecting, Aligning, Learning, and Making) and discover how to create the conditions for true co-creation.
Who Should Join
This course is ideal for changemakers, leaders, facilitators, collective impact backbone staff, and consultants new to collaborative approaches—or those seeking a structured framework for the multi-stakeholder work they're already doing.
What You’ll Gain
This workshop builds your foundational understanding of what makes multi-stakeholder collaboration succeed—and why so many efforts stall.
You'll learn to recognize and advance the Four Agendas that drive collaborative systems change:
Connecting: Build trusting relationships across organizational, sectoral, cultural, and political boundaries to form a unified change system.
Aligning: Unite diverse interests around a shared intent powerful enough to sustain the difficult work ahead.
Learning: Develop both a systemic view of your challenge and an empathetic understanding of human experiences within that system.
Making: Move from analysis to action—developing, testing, and refining concrete strategies and solutions.
Practical Applications
You'll leave this workshop able to:
Recognize different ways that stakeholders can work together—from simple coordination to deep collaboration—and determine which approach your specific challenge needs
Recognize when collaborations are stuck and determine which agenda needs attention
Apply human-centered approaches that honor diverse ways of knowing and working
This course establishes the conceptual foundation for our applied courses in strategy design and facilitation.
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Introduction to Collaborative Innovation
What Others Have Said About This Course
Janet Digby
Peter McKenzie Project
“We had an overwhelmingly positive response from the people who attended the Introduction to Collaborative Innovation course from the over 50 attendees we supported to attend. People felt that the course had improved their ability to be effective in their work. Your generosity with all your resources has just been fantastic – there is so much to use and think about, and it was clear to us that your team all have both a deep knowledge of the materials and commitment to creating positive social change.”
Abby Johnson
“There is so much to take away from this course. It's amazing how relevant this is to so many people's work, it felt awesome to connect across the globe and still share the commonality of wanting a better world and wanting to work in a collaborative, innovative way to achieve it. I specifically love how many of the concepts taught in this course align to Indigenous cultures. The CALM agenda, the ways to work collaboratively, seeking culturally integrative approaches, all resonated so much with me and my culture and gave me the ammunition to continue feeling confident that this is the best way to work.”
What You’ll Gain
This workshop builds your foundational understanding of what makes multi-stakeholder collaboration succeed—and why so many efforts stall.
You'll learn to recognize and advance the Four Agendas that drive collaborative systems change:
Connecting: Build trusting relationships across organizational, sectoral, cultural, and political boundaries to form a unified change system.
Aligning: Unite diverse interests around a shared intent powerful enough to sustain the difficult work ahead.
Learning: Develop both a systemic view of your challenge and an empathetic understanding of human experiences within that system.
Making: Move from analysis to action—developing, testing, and refining concrete strategies and solutions.
Practical Applications
You'll leave this workshop able to:
Recognize different ways that stakeholders can work together—from simple coordination to deep collaboration—and determine which approach your specific challenge needs
Recognize when collaborations are stuck and determine which agenda needs attention
Apply human-centered approaches that honor diverse ways of knowing and working
This course establishes the conceptual foundation for our applied courses in strategy design and facilitation.
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Refund & Cancellation Policy
We understand that sometimes changes in circumstances and availability mean you might no longer be able to attend a training session for which you've registered.
We're ready to work with you to resolve any conflicts, including transferring your registration to another member of your team.
If that's not possible the following cancellation and refund policy will apply to all training course registrations received on or after September 21, 2021.
Cancellations received in advance of 30 days before a workshop will receive a full refund.
Cancellations received less than 30 days but more than 10 days before a workshop will receive a refund of 60%.
Cancellations received less than 10 days before a workshop will not be refunded.
To inquire about transferring your registration or requesting a refund, please contact us.
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