Elgin – St. Thomas Community Aligns on Substance Use and Mental Health: From 16 Actions to 4 Focused Priorities
This blog was written by the co-chairs of the Elgin Mental Health, Substance Use & Addictions Coalition (EMHSUAC). The Elgin-St. Thomas community has taken significant steps over the years to address the complex topic of substance use. Through effective collaboration, the community continues to work towards accomplishing shared goals and supporting community members in the […]
How to Prioritize? Tips and Tricks for Making Big Decisions
Imagine this, your community is wanting to make impactful change on an important and complex issue including: You have completed comprehensive and inclusive consultations which may have included peer-led / youth-led interviews, community surveys, and focus groups. You have reached out to all interested parties and have reached data saturation. You have a good understanding […]
How you can use Lego (and other materials) to build connection and excitement for your strategic plan!
Collective Results recently supported the Research Institute for Aging (RIA) with a facilitation to build connection and excitement among all employees with their new organizational strategic plan. We set out from the start to make this a fun and engaging activity because well…sometimes…strategic plans may not necessarily generate mass amounts of excitement. We are happy […]
The Value of Play in Innovation and Kick-Starting Brainstorming
Step into the buzz of Collective Results’ spring team retreat. This was a dynamic, fun, and productive day that focused on using play to spark innovative, candid discussions. Below, each dream team member shares their personal reflections on the day, offering a glimpse into the impactful outcomes of our whirlwind day of collaboration. Liz: Going […]
Problem-solving with a splash: the time travelling goldfish icebreaker
In the world of innovation, creativity, out-of-the box thinking skills, and the ability to prioritize are all essential to a project’s success. In this week’s blog, we’ll share an icebreaker exercise that can help groups warm up these skills in a fun environment. We recently used this exercise with a group who was undergoing a […]
Breaking Bread, Breaking Ice: Toasting to Innovative Design in Mental Health Services
Icebreakers are great tools that can be used to facilitate connection, creative thinking, and to set the stage for what’s to come within a meeting – especially when the activity is connected to the content of the meeting. Recently, Audra was leading a collaborative design thinking workshop that required the group to reimagine how children, […]
Digital Dialogues: Gathering Youth Feedback through Virtual Focus Groups
In a recent project we had the opportunity to facilitate some virtual focus groups with children and youth. We were testing a service provision prototype created by a working group to improve the delivery of mental health services in their community. The prototype was created with end users in mind, and now was our chance […]
Drawing Together
I participated in a meeting with a client yesterday where our Directors Liz Robson and Ishan Angra used the Drawing Together exercise from Liberating Structures to help open up a leadership team’s thinking related to their organization’s structure. This was such a successful activity, and there are so many reasons why I love incorporating Drawing […]