Reimagining Collaboration October 2023

"This program is for anyone who participates in collective processes. Whether you are new to collaboration or a seasoned facilitator, it's a unique opportunity to learn, practice and build community at the same time." — Rebeca, Mexico/US (Reimagining Collaboration participant, February 2023)

Join us in Amsterdam this October for a newly designed intensive course where you'll have plenty time to form connections and practice new skills for more effective collaborations — whether that means working on meaningful solutions with your team or finding a way forward with organizations with opposing world views. Learn more about the program here and scroll down for more details about this in-person October 2023 training.

Reimagining Collaboration is a one-month-long program that kicks off with three days in person and is followed by three virtual 90-minute group accompaniment sessions and an optional coaching call. This program has supported organizations like Greenpeace, UN Women, the Ford Foundation and youth climate justice activists to work with power dynamics in complex meetings and design gatherings that meaningfully engage and connect diverse participants.

You'll spend time learning and exchanging ideas with Spring experts and a cohort of social justice leaders from around the world to gain:

a new awareness of your habitual patterns in collaborations, including strengths and areas to work on;
an understanding of collective storytelling as a powerful method of fostering connection and deep engagement;
a greater ability to work with conflict and tensions in generative ways;
new approaches to apply decision-making rules and methods to move processes forward; and
a digital portfolio of concrete tools, resources and practices you can experiment with and adapt to your unique context.

Join with your team to optimize impact. Together you will establish:

a shared understanding of how you work in collective currently along with language and frameworks to help you collaborate more effectively in the future;
a greater capacity to articulate internal tensions; and
the opportunity to practice together and integrate new tools and strategies as colleagues in a no-stakes environment.

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Schedule & Location

The intensive will take place at Hotel Casa, Eerste Ringdijkstraat 4 1097 BC, Amsterdam.

Below are the in-person intensive dates:

DAY 1 | October 23: 9:00 - 17:00 CET

DAY 2 | October 24: 9:00 - 17:00 CET

DAY 3 | October 25: 9:00 - 17:00 CET

After the 3-day intensive course, 90-minute group sessions will take place virtually on the following dates:

Accompaniment session 1 | November 2: 14:00 - 15:30 PM CET

Accompaniment session 2 | November 9: 14:00 - 15:30 CET

Accompaniment session 3 | November 16: 14:00 - 15:30 CET

All registrations include post-intensive group sessions, an optional one-on-one coaching session, intensive materials, and morning and afternoon refreshments. Participants are responsible for accommodation, travel-related expenses and all meals.

Program overview

On Day 1 of the intensive course, you'll start building awareness of your habitual patterns in collaborations and spend time practicing holding space for multiple stories and perspectives.

On Day 2, we'll discuss how we experience conflict, deal with common tensions that arise in collaborations, and use new approaches to apply decision-making rules and methods to move processes forward.

On Day 3, you'll put it all together and work with a small team of participants to workshop a plan for you to re-up your facilitation practice moving forward, identify the facilitation moves that you want to try out in your next meetings, and design gathering spaces that encourage creative collaboration.

On November 2, 9 and 16, you'll have opportunities in the accompaniment sessions to observe yourself, integrate your learnings, try new moves, dive deeper into themes of interest, and gain support to increase your confidence as a facilitator and take a leap forward. You will also have the option to meet with a coach to reflect on your specific goal and development as a facilitator.

After the 3-day course, we will schedule virtual coaching sessions and three 90-minute group meetings for you to observe yourself and reflect on your development as a facilitator. In this follow-up phase, you will integrate your learnings, try new moves, dive deeper into themes of interest, and gain support to increase your confidence as a facilitator and take a leap forward.

Throughout the program and the three months afterward, you'll have access to all program tools and multimedia resources via Spring's Leadership Lab to bolster your learning journey.

Sliding scale

We work to make our programs as accessible as possible and offer a sliding scale with two tiers of program payment rates. When you register below, please choose the fee based on your circumstances.

1. Redistribution Rate: US $2500

This is for organizations based in the Global North or with an annual budget above US$2 million. It's also designed for individuals with access to wealth or a yearly income of over US$70,000. Payment at this rate covers the program's costs and allows for a contribution to support the participation of organizations and individuals with less access to wealth.

2. Full Cost Rate: US $2000

This is for organizations with an annual budget above US$1-2 million. It's also designed for individuals with a yearly income of US$50,000 - US$70,000.

Don't see an affordable rate?

If the above rates are not affordable to you, please get in touch with us at [email protected] to let us know and we can discuss what might be possible.

Reimagining Collaboration

1. Redistribution Rate: US $2500

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