Collaboration is a specific way of working, follows its own logic and requires particular capabilities. Understanding collaboration as a practice can make it easier to talk about how to strengthen joint work around a shared issue. A lecture on collaboration gives your group a common frame of reference and a clearer understanding of what collaboration will require and what contributes to success. We tailor the content to the questions that matter to you. We can offer lectures at different stages of a collaborative effort and on a range of themes. We are experienced in speaking in both small and large settings and across various fields of society.

Example of Content

- Why is collaboration a crucial way of working today?
- What does it mean to act across organisations and areas of expertise
- What do we need to pay particular attention to in collaborative work
- What is required of leadership and governance in collaboration
- Why does it become difficult
Success factors for moving collaboration forward
- Areas of competence to develop

Format
Our lectures are delivered in an interactive way. We combine theoretical input with different forms of dialogue and shared reflection. Participants are given time to articulate and reflect on what is happening in their own collaborative processes and within their own context.

Tip
Use the lecture as inspiration at the start of a collaborative effort or along the way, as a reflective space for a collaborative group, to strengthen leadership and governance functions or to support the wider system of actors in developing their collaborative capacity.

Book an hour or a longer advisory process with us where we talk through the questions that matter to you, both large and small. We offer insights from our experience, success factors and good practice within collaboration. The advisory support is fully tailored to your situation and your needs.

Immediate Needs
Collaboration sometimes brings unexpected events. There may be a need to understand what is actually happening and how to respond. It can be an unplanned turn that requires us to rethink. It can be challenges in meetings or within the collaborative group, or dynamics between actors that need to be addressed. We help you understand what is going on and offer guidance on methods and approaches that can help you move forward.

Long Term Strategic Planning for Collaboration
Collaboration requires long term strategic development with both flexibility and attention to key areas. How can we understand the collaborative logic in this specific context. What kind of change is needed. How can we take on the role of system architects. How can we learn from what has already happened. We offer input based on success factors from long running collaborative processes to support your strategic conversations along the way.

Design of Meetings and Workshops in Collaboration
The meetings and workshops we hold are central to the success of collaboration. Designing them with intention and a clear purpose strengthens engagement, mobilisation and ownership, and creates conditions for thoughtful joint work. Meeting design is a craft in itself. We have long experience in designing meetings and workshops with many different purposes and can support you with ideas and guidance for a more intentional design.

Meetings and processes in collaboration benefit from an inclusive atmosphere where all perspectives can be heard. When we facilitate meetings we do so in a way that allows everyone to participate and ensures that the process is guided by questions that move the collaboration forward, using varied forms of dialogue. We offer facilitation for both large and small collaborative settings and have extensive experience supporting conversations across different areas of society. Facilitation can help create a broader understanding of the current situation, address tensions or areas of friction, explore needs or shape forward looking visions. With Länka’s knowledge of collaborative processes we can support you in identifying which questions are important to address and how dialogue can be carried out. We create graphic visualisations of what emerges in meetings. These visualisations help clarify perspectives, illustrate the conversations and show how the issue is moving forward while also supporting engagement.

Get in Touch

Contact us if you are interested in our services and we will tailor the meeting to your needs. We hold meetings and conversations both digitally and on site.