Collaboration Solutions:
The fast track to consensus building and Peak Performance®

No single government, organization, department or person can address today’s problems and opportunities in a vacuum. The complexity and impact of these issues require people to work together as never before. That’s why SiloSmashers has made collaboration a hallmark of every solution we provide – and a cornerstone of the Peak Performance® Revolution.
 

Tap the strengths of all your resources

For customer after customer, effective collaboration within and between organizations “breaks down” the silos that stand in the way of Peak Performance®. Our collaborative approach helps management and project teams:

• Resolve conflicts
• Break down communication silos
• Set goals and strategy
• Develop innovative ideas faster
• Make better decisions
• Reach consensus
• Establish a Peak Performing culture

 
What’s more, collaboration fosters the “glue” or social fabric of your organization. It brings out the best in employees and creates a workplace and culture that attracts and retains world-class talent.

The Science of Collaboration

SiloSmashers has assembled skilled professionals, methodologies and supporting technology that turn collaboration into a systematic discipline. SiloSmashers employs workshops, facilitators, internet-based tools, teambuilding and custom solutions to help you make collaboration an integral part of your operations, culture, planning, strategy and problem solving.

Our customers are continually surprised by how many good ideas one collaboration session can produce and how fast they reach a consensus. In some instances we’ve helped organizations cut the time required for major decisions in half.

Industry-Leading Services

• The Leadership and Collaboration Program – dedicated resources for integrating collaboration into:
  • Planning and strategy
  • Project management
  • Business transformation
  • Information technology
  • Process improvement
  • Marketing, communication and outreach
• Collaboration Assessment – evaluation of current and desired collaboration capabilities, gap analysis and roadmaps to collaboration, teamwork and innovation 
• Teambuilding – development of high-performance teams, momentum for major initiatives and action plans 
• Coaching – competency development within organizations, transition assistance in establishing collaborative cultures 
• Collaborative Workshops and Meetings – expert facilitation skills and certification to support:
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Real-time problem solving
  • Effective decision-making
  • Innovation workouts
  • Virtual and dispersed teams

Facilitation Resources

The SiloSmashers Leadership and Collaboration Program brings together state-of-the-art collaboration resources, processes and tools. These include:

• The Center for Peak Performance® – our state-of-the-art electronic collaboration facility supports face-to-face, remote and virtual meetings
• Guided Collaboration Process – proven facilitation methodology for achieving optimum results from group decision-making and consensus building
• Advanced Facilitation Tools – Internet-based software for:
  • Collaboration
  • Consensus building
  • Group decisions and resource allocation
  • Knowledge management
  • Information gathering