What If Presence Doesn’t Create 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?

In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore a different approach:

Designing the conditions that enable collaboration and innovation — intentionally

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:

We’ll explore:

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?

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher TechSPARK