The Collaborative Effect

Sheila Martin Wants Us to Activate All of the Assets in Our Regional Economies

Regional economic development has long focused on activating existing assets in the region to create economic growth and social prosperity. But there is a tremendous number of assets that go unactivated. The people in a region are the the greatest assets, but we often work to activate only some, not all, of these assets. Equitable and inclusive economic development and growth requires us to pay attention to ALL of the assets, and this week's guest on The Collaborative Effect, Sheila Martin, hopes to make this happen.  Sheila Martin is founder and principal at Triple Helix Partnerships. Sheila has over 30 years of experience analyzing regional economies and building collaborative capacity within regions. Sheila is committed to equitable economic development and policies that promote social mobility. Learn more about Sheila at the Triple Helix Partnerships website [https://www.trihelixpartners.com/].

Liz Nilsen Wants Us to Change Our First Response to Collaborative Challenges

Why is it that when we get stuck in our collaborative work we find it difficult to recognize our situation and break out of it? Instead, we often double down on trying to fix the problems rather than shifting our attention to the opportunities that might be presented by refocusing on new issues and approaches. This kind of shift is what our guest this week, Liz Nilsen, wishes for us and our collaborations.  Liz Nilsen is associate director of the Agile Strategy Lab [https://agilestrategylab.org/] at the University of North Alabama. At the Agile Strategy Lab, she creates programs that nurture the next generation of thinkers and doers. Liz is also co-author of the book, Strategic Doing: 10 Skills for Agile Leadership [https://strategicdoing.net/agile-leadership/]. Learn more about Liz and Strategic Doing at the Strategic Doing website [https://strategicdoing.net/].

Marjorie Turner Hollman Wants to Spread the Net Wide

Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer and editor who loves the outdoors. She’s the author of five walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. When it comes to collaboration, Marjorie believes in interdependence and asking for help, but spreading the net wide so interdependence doesn't become a burden. Learn more about Marjorie and her work at marjorieturner.com [http://marjorieturner.com/].

Ky Holland Wants Us to Think About the Possibilities

Ky Holland is a founding member of Alaska Version three, which is engaging Alaskans in the creation of the next Alaska by accelerating the transformation of Alaska's innovation economy. Ky is also an associate at Venn Collaborative. Learn more about Ky at kyholland.com [http://kyholland.com/]. Here are links to resources that Kai mentioned during the conversation: * Ed Morrison is the creator of Strategic Doing [https://www.strategicdoing.net/]. * Learn more about Adam Kahane’s perspectives on transformative scenario planning in this article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review [https://ssir.org/books/excerpts/entry/transformative_scenario_planning_working_together_to_change_the_future]. * Information about John Hagel’s The Journey Beyond Fear can be found at this page on Hagel’s website [https://www.johnhagel.com/book-the-journey-beyond-fear-by-john-hagel-iii/].

Henry Pavey Wants Leaders to Commit to Partnership Development

Henry Pavey is the Director of Collaborative Impact, a consultancy practice focused on collaboration and partnership work based in the uk. He is a collaborative working thought leader, a trusted advisor, and partnership builder and facilitator. Henry believes that leaders must focus at least as much on partnership development as they do on organizational development, and he works toward that impact. Learn more about Henry at collaborative-hyphen-impact.uk [http://collaborative-hyphen-impact.uk/].