Building a Culture of Collaboration

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Is your organization truly learning, or just going through the motions? A learning organization is one that is constantly evolving, comfortable with "failing forward," and driven by a cycle of continuous reflection: What have we done, what have we learned, and what comes next?

In this video, we break down the critical conditions needed to establish a high-performing learning culture. Discover how to build a team that thrives on Daniel Pink's core motivators—Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose—and why Psychological Safety (as defined by Amy Edmondson) is non-negotiable for taking interpersonal risks.

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Connected Resource:
Fostering Psychological Safety Organizer
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdSLQH423yS0MCRdau-DRPwZEhAHQEntIKzqO6N9VWM/view

Organizer to use with teams to explicitly articulate the actions that we can take to promote psychological safety and the actions that harm psychological safety in teams.
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Creators and Guests

Host
Kurtis Hewson
Author/presenter with @jigsaw_learning, learner, teacher, father, husband, son, friend. He/him. Honoured to reside on Treaty 6 territory
Host
Lorna Hewson
Lead Learner and Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning

What is Building a Culture of Collaboration?

Are you an educational leader or administrator searching for actionable strategies to build effective teams? In the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast, Jigsaw Learning co-founders Kurtis and Lorna Hewson provide simple, purposeful tips to help you tackle meeting frustration, disengagement, and unproductive teamwork. This is your essential resource for advancing school improvement and collective efficacy.

You will find practical ideas for mastering effective meetings, where you learn the structures, roles, and agendas required to ensure your team meetings (PLCs, staff, student support) are focused and drive action. You'll discover how to shift your organization's mindset from isolated practice to powerful, shared responsibility for ALL students—this is key to teamwork and collaboration. Finally, you'll gain the leadership strategies needed to intentionally build a robust and sustainable culture that maximizes collective capacity and student success. We also talk with thought leaders outside of education, to grow our understanding of effective collaboration and teamwork.

Subscribe today to master the art of intentional collaboration and take your leadership to the next level!