If you're leading systems change work, you will no doubt experience fear, conflict, resistance, and even failure at some point along your journey. These might show up in the people you work with and might show up inside you.   But these things are not only normal in our work, they actually have some hidden benefits.  In this archived webinar, we explore how these traditionally "bad" things can actually help us in our work.

This session is a spicy and brief introduction to the Collaborative Innovation Approach that serves as the foundation for the network-based systems change work we do here at CoCreative.

Ever heard of "use of self"? It's the idea that we can use ourselves as powerful instruments of change in service of a greater good. But what is use of self and how do we cultivate powerful use of self in our systems change practice? Join our team and special guest host Hasshan Batts as we explored these important questions in our March, 2020 webinar.

A clear and powerful shared intent is key to the success of any collaboration. In this session, Russ Gaskin and Sharon Simms explored how to keep diverse stakeholders at the table despite their differences, generate energy and momentum to fuel the work, and establish the focus for everyone to stay on track amidst competing priorities and political forces.

In this webinar, hosted by our good friends at the Tamarack Institute, Russ Gaskin and Heather Equinoss introduce Collaborative Innovation, provide a roadmap to guide how this work unfolds, and introduce the “four agendas” of collaborative innovation that build momentum, accountability, and meaningful change.

Do you wish you had a way to transform stuck-ness and confusion into innovation and engagement? How can you help people "see together" so they can combine their diverse perspectives to create better solutions? In this session we focus on a practical and sophisticated method for creating solutions that are best for the short-term AND the long-term, for strategically optimizing learning AND action, for helping stakeholders be both realistic AND optimistic as they work through complex systemic challenges.