Workshop Principles

This workshop is founded on a few sets of key concepts.

Regarding Collaboration:

• Social interaction builds relationships
• Relationships build trust
• Trust is a productivity tool

Regarding Engagement:

• People are more productive when they are fully engaged in and passionate about their work
• People are engaged and passionate about their work when they believe that what they do and say makes a difference
• People feel like they can make a difference working in organizations that listen and reward them for freely expressing opinions

Regarding Decision Making:

• Decision-making has two parts, gathering and choosing
• Choosing belongs to the party accountable for the results of the decision, it is inherently NOT a democratic process
• On the other hand, gathering IS inherently a democratic process and is augmented by effective social processes that facilitate the collection of information

Attendees will learn through a combination of dialogue, presentations and hands-on design.