Imagine It All Came True

Imagine if you had the skills, methods, and space to tackle any problem. Imagine that your teams had the trust, confidence, and enthusiasm to make work feel like play. Imagine teams in your organization doing the best work of their lives consistently.

Take a moment to close your eyes to envision this future for your team.

If you are still with us, you probably already believe that there has to be a better way. Lots of great hours are wasted and potential is not reached because of bad collaboration.

We don't leave product design or industrial design to chance. And we shouldn't leave collaboration to chance either. The new field of collaboration design seeks to create intentional experiences for teams to thrive. And anyone can practice collaboration design, not just professional facilitators.

We hope that you have enjoyed exploring—in this book and in your mind—the different components of deploying a comprehensive transformation of a collaboration culture.

Now it's time for action!

All of the stories we've shared ended up having a big impact—millions of dollars, thousands of happier people. The other thing they have in common is that they always start with one person. Just one person who empowered their teams to feel safe and creative to solve anything. One person who takes the lead and who becomes a role model.

Human disconnection is the biggest problem we have at work today. We believe we have a systematic approach for solving it: collaborative intelligence. But we need courageous people to step up. Change starts with making collaboration better one team at a time. Change starts with you.