Gregg Potter

We cannot collaborate effectively without relationships built on trust. No matter what we think we can do, a collaboration will be most successful when the actors come to it whole, authentic, and seen. This session will slow down the beginning steps of collaboration and highlight the importance of creating space, celebrating humanity, and establishing trust. When these components are present, the most difficult of collaborations can be successful. Additionally, when properly done, we expand the possibility of who participates in the work with us creating possibilities for larger impacts.

The session begins with our "why we show up" to do the work. Collaborations always begin with the individual to connect to other people's why. After we establish common ground, we will participate in the most common collaboration on this planet. From this activity, we build on how we create space, build relationships, and identify tools to create strong meaningful collaborative teams.

Gregg has been working in communities from California to South Africa for over twenty years. In that time, he has learned quite a bit at was service and servant leadership actually is. The eye opener is that despite changes in systems, economics, social constructs, etc., the act of service is the same. In this workshop, participants