Sparkplugs! (repost)
We need more sparkplugs … those people willing to step out and be collaborative. In this repost, we visit a conversation I had with Anthony Boxshall and Max Hardy on Authentic Codesign and where we talk about what it takes to be a collaborative sparkplug.
The Concept of Leadership in Three Conversations
In three podcast conversations over the last month I’ve had the opportunity to explore aspects of leadership inside the realm of collaboration and community change. Kerry Graham, Max Hardy, Anthony Boxshall, and Liz Weaver have all touched on related and interconnected thinking around the leadership it takes to create and maintain a collaboration. But the conversation brings me to think about the nature of leadership and whether there is actually a ‘leader’ in a collaboration.
Sparkplugs!
Where does collaboration start? Or rather, who starts it? Really, everyone can be a collaboration sparkplug. Read on to see some of the traits you might see in someone how sparks collaboration.