What If Presence Doesn’t Create Collaboration?
Designing the conditions for innovation and collaboration.
Most organisations say they want to be more collaborative. More innovative. More connected. So they bring people together:
- back into the office
- into more meetings
- into away days and shared spaces
Because it feels like the right thing to do. But what if presence doesn’t create collaboration?What if simply being together — or asking people to show up — isn’t enough to produce the outcomes you’re expecting?
This interactive workshop with Sarah Dena, The Culturevators & Debbie Watts, Ashlar ID challenges how we think about collaboration and innovation, and explores what really makes teams work better together.
What you’ll do
This is a practical, thinking workshop — not a talk.
You’ll work through three core lenses:
1. People: Needs & Motivation
- What do people actually need to feel to collaborate well?
- Where are those needs currently being met — or missed?
2. Environment: Physical & Virtual
- What do your spaces (office, home, digital) signal about how to work?
- Where do they enable — or constrain — collaboration?
3. Culture: Everyday Conditions
- What behaviours are being reinforced day-to-day?
- Where is there a gap between intention and lived experience?
The shift we’ll challengeInstead of asking:
“How do we get people together?”
We’ll explore:
“What conditions need to exist for people to collaborate — and how do we create them?”
What you’ll leave with
- A clearer definition of the conditions required for collaboration and innovation in your context
- Insight into the gap between intention and reality
- A practical way to redesign moments, environments or interactions immediately
- A new lens on presence, choice and performance
Who this is forLeaders, founders, and anyone responsible for:
- team performance
- collaboration and innovation
- workplace experience and culture
One question to bring with youIf people had a genuine choice in how they show up — would they choose the way you’ve designed work today?
Designing the conditions for innovation and collaboration.
Most organisations say they want to be more collaborative. More innovative. More connected. So they bring people together:
- back into the office
- into more meetings
- into away days and shared spaces
Because it feels like the right thing to do. But what if presence doesn’t create collaboration?What if simply being together — or asking people to show up — isn’t enough to produce the outcomes you’re expecting?
This interactive workshop with Sarah Dena, The Culturevators & Debbie Watts, Ashlar ID challenges how we think about collaboration and innovation, and explores what really makes teams work better together.
What you’ll do
This is a practical, thinking workshop — not a talk.
You’ll work through three core lenses:
1. People: Needs & Motivation
- What do people actually need to feel to collaborate well?
- Where are those needs currently being met — or missed?
2. Environment: Physical & Virtual
- What do your spaces (office, home, digital) signal about how to work?
- Where do they enable — or constrain — collaboration?
3. Culture: Everyday Conditions
- What behaviours are being reinforced day-to-day?
- Where is there a gap between intention and lived experience?
The shift we’ll challengeInstead of asking:
“How do we get people together?”
We’ll explore:
“What conditions need to exist for people to collaborate — and how do we create them?”
What you’ll leave with
- A clearer definition of the conditions required for collaboration and innovation in your context
- Insight into the gap between intention and reality
- A practical way to redesign moments, environments or interactions immediately
- A new lens on presence, choice and performance
Who this is forLeaders, founders, and anyone responsible for:
- team performance
- collaboration and innovation
- workplace experience and culture
One question to bring with youIf people had a genuine choice in how they show up — would they choose the way you’ve designed work today?
Good to know
Highlights
- 1 hour
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
Carpenter House
Broad Quay
Bath BA1 1UB
How do you want to get there?
