About This Talk
Chris opens a three-part series on moving from “me” thinking to “we” thinking through co-creation. He sets compromise, collaboration and co-creation side by side: compromise gives up too much, collaboration aims at a fixed goal, and co-creation reaches outcomes no one person could have landed on alone. He asks listeners to reshape their thinking so they can co-create at work, at home and with family.
Key Ideas
- Compromise is reductive, since each side gives up part of what it believes, which is why compromises rarely last.
- Collaboration is better, with people working toward a shared goal, but that goal is a fixed point in time.
- Co-creation starts from different points of view and reaches an outcome greater and more unexpected than anyone’s starting ideas.
- There is more wisdom with more than one person, and power comes from working together, not apart.
- Stay a continuous learner, live in curiosity and approach people relationally rather than through power dynamics, as Chris does with his grandson.
“If we all come as learners and we all come with curiosity, we’re all equal.”