Mark Elliott 
Collaboration Design [EPUB ebook] 
A step-by-step guide to successful collaboration

Introduction xi

Part I – Understanding Collaboration  1

1    What Collaboration Isn’t  3

2    What Collaboration Is  9 

3    Why Collaboration Often Falls Short  17 

4    When Collaboration Succeeds  25 

5    Collaboration Design  38

6    The Three Principles of Collaboration  46

Part II – The Collabforge Method  59

7    Decide  64

• Tool 1: Your Value Proposition for Collaboration  67


• Tool 2: The Collaboration Premium  71


• Tool 3: Support for Collaboration  76


• Tool 4: The Shared Capability Baseline  82


• Tool 5: Space for Collaboration  85

8    Convene  92

• Tool 6: A Draft Collaboration Design  94


• Tool 7: The Why–How–What Pitch  96


• Tool 8: Participant Mapping for the Core,  Community and Crowd  99


• Tool 9: The Double-Sided Value Proposition  103


• Tool 10: The Ask  105


• Tool 11: Inputs to Your First Group Discussion  107

9    Cocreate  113

• Tool 12: The Facilitation Runsheet  114


• Tool 13: Individual Perspectives  117


• Tool 14: The Why–How–What Discussion  120


• Tool 15: Ideas on Display  123


• Tool 16: Aligned Understandings  127


• Tool 17: The LEGO Challenge  129


• Tool 18: A Shared Definition of Collaboration  133


• Tool 19: The Collaboration Plan  136


• Tool 20: Detailed Participation Map and Core Formation  140

10    Resolve  145

• Tool 21: Question-Storming  148


• Tool 22: Hearts and Elephants  151


• Tool 23: Check-in  154


• Tool 24: Soliciting Constructive Feedback  157


• Tool 25: Brainstorm, Bundle and Bind – the 3Bs  160


• Tool 26: A Collaboration Self-Assessment  163


• Tool 27: The Perspective Modeller  170

11    Maintain  175

• Tool 28: A Single Source of Truth  176


• Tool 29: Refocusing and Realising Outcomes  180


• Tool 30: The 3Cs Engagement Plan  185


• Tool 31: An Activity Catalyst  190

12    Grow  195

• Tool 32: The Golden Staircase  196


• Tool 33: A Growth Assessment  202


• Tool 34: Onboarding Participants  206


• Tool 35: A 3Cs Analysis of Technologies for Growth  211


• Tool 36: When to Stop Collaborating  217

Conclusion  220

Afterword  225

Acknowledgements  227

Index  229

Mark Elliott is a sought-after keynote speaker, author and consultant. In 2007, after finishing his Ph D, Mark founded Collabforge, a firm that specialises in helping organisations turn their collaboration challenges into high-impact innovation opportunities. Mark has led Collabforge in delivering over 500 projects with Australian and international government agencies and universities.
Mark has published and delivered keynote presentations on his work to the United Nations, federal governments, international think tanks, and academic and professional conferences around the world. Mark is also a performing musician and composer, having worked collaboratively as an artist his whole life. He has played in countless bands, written works for orchestras and ensembles, and performed in experimental improv groups. Mark now lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and four high-energy boys.