Introduction
Team working across autonomous teams cannot take place without the existence of a network of contacts and relationships. Whilst many of these happen naturally, in periods of rapid change a more direct catalyst may be required to bring people together and stimulate communication.

Effective collaboration pays huge dividends - more projects are completed on time and on budget, morale increases, customers are more satisfied (as is the business), and trust is built and shared between teams and departments.

Typical Objectives

	Identifying the value each team brings to the common purpose (One Vision, Many Voices)
	Helping to develop formal and informal cross-departmental communication channels
	Creating a culture that fosters flexibility, change and innovation
	Correctly planning for regular communication and troubleshooting potential conflict

Sample Programme
The following programme outline is based on our work with a company following their recent merger. They quickly needed teams and departments with very different ‘histories’ to integrate and work together, rather than pull against each other.

Outline

	Briefing regarding day’s outcomes
	Icebreaker designed to promote communication.
	Workshop: Teams and Change - exploring the Human Face of Change when organisations/departments merge.
	Activities: Team challenges that focus upon cross team collaboration.
	Facilitated Reviews: Linking the learning to reality
	Syndicate work: Brainstorming current problems/issues and Mind Mapping future communications to resolve
	Future Milestones: compiling a ‘top level’ action plan to continue the work ‘back at base’.

Activities to consider:

	Parlez
	Seeing Red
	Pandora’s Box
	Make a Million

Satisfaction
Rating
2007

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