You have brilliant ideas for research collaboration that could have extraordinary outcomes. But how will you engage the people you are relying on? Collaborations can be rewarding or draining, depending on how well people connect. In this course we look at what neuroscience has taught us about how to collaborate. You will make sense of why some of your collaborations have felt great to be part of, while others have been a drag. You will diagnose problems with collaborations you are part of and find practical solutions for improving them. Leave with a clear model for improving all collaborations you lead.

SESSION AIMS
To understand and apply an evidence-based model to make sense of your experiences of collaboration, diagnose problems within a collaboration and find improvements for the way people work together.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the social drivers that affect the way people behave in collaborations
Identify what has contributed to your own experience of effective collaboration
Identify clear actions that a leader can take to improve collaborations
MASTERCLASS OVERVIEW
Prework before live session – comprising:

Welcome video explaining how this course will work and what to do before the live session in June
Video explaining the SCARF model and how it applies to leading collaboration
Journal questions to note reflections on the video content (we will draw on this in small group discussion)
Original David Rock paper ‘A brain-based model for collaborating with and influencing others’ provided as optional reading
Live on-line session 21st June 2022

10.00 – 12.15 Small group work and plenary sessions
12.15- 13.00 Lunch Break
13.00-13.45 Small group discussions and plenary
14.00-14.45 Collaboration Case study + Q&A
14.45-15.00 Summary and take away actions
After the live session

Optional journaling questions to reflect and apply learning
Action learning/small group discussion to reflect on application of these ideas