The Collaborative Effect Podcast

What kind of impact do you want to have in the world? How can collaborating with others amplify that impact? Hear from folks in all walks of life and work about the impact that they want to have, and how partnerships and collaboration play a role. The Collaborative Effect’s host is Venn Collaborative's Jim Woodell, Ph.D. Each episode he speaks with a change maker about why they do the work they do and the impact they want to have. Please listen here or via your favorite podcast platform and join the online conversation at Venn Community.

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5 Considerations for Strengthening Collaboration

Our podcast explores how collaboration helps change makers achieve impact. This PDF download, 5 Considerations for Strengthening Collaboration, outlines key tips, ideas, and inspiration to help you have greater impact through collaboration.

Previous Seasons

Listen to Season 1 here

The Collaborative Effect Season 2

New Episodes on Mondays

Season 2, Episode 5

Sheila Martin Wants Us to Activate All of the Assets in Our Regional Economies

Released March 6, 2023


Regional economic development has long focused on activating existing assets in the region to create economic growth and social prosperity. But there is a tremendous number of assets that go unactivated. The people in a region are the the greatest assets, but we often work to activate only some, not all, of these assets. Equitable and inclusive economic development and growth requires us to pay attention to ALL of the assets, and this week's guest on The Collaborative Effect, Sheila Martin, hopes to make this happen. 

Sheila Martin is founder and principal at Triple Helix Partnerships. Sheila has over 30 years of experience analyzing regional economies and building collaborative capacity within regions. Sheila is committed to equitable economic development and policies that promote social mobility. Learn more about Sheila at the Triple Helix Partnerships website

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Season 2, Episode 4

Liz Nilsen Wants Us to Change Our First Response to Collaborative Challenges

Released February 27, 2023


Why is it that when we get stuck in our collaborative work we find it difficult to recognize our situation and break out of it? Instead, we often double down on trying to fix the problems rather than shifting our attention to the opportunities that might be presented by refocusing on new issues and approaches. This kind of shift is what our guest this week, Liz Nilsen, wishes for us and our collaborations.

Liz Nilsen is associate director of the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama. At the Agile Strategy Lab, she creates programs that nurture the next generation of thinkers and doers. Liz is also co-author of the book, Strategic Doing: 10 Skills for Agile Leadership. Learn more about Liz and Strategic Doing at the Strategic Doing website.

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Season 2, Episode 3

Marjorie Turner Hollman Wants to Spread the Net Wide

Released February 6, 20123


Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer and editor who loves the outdoors. She’s the author of five walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. When it comes to collaboration, Marjorie believes in interdependence and asking for help, but spreading the net wide so interdependence doesn't become a burden. Learn more about Marjorie and her work at marjorieturner.com.

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Season 2, Episode 2

Ky Holland Wants Us to Think About the Possibilities

Released January 30. 2023


Ky Holland is a founding member of Alaska Version three, which is engaging Alaskans in the creation of the next Alaska by accelerating the transformation of Alaska's innovation economy. Ky is also an associate at Venn Collaborative. Learn more about Ky at kyholland.com. Here are links to resources that Kai mentioned during the conversation:

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Season 2, Episode 1

Henry Pavey Wants Leaders to Commit to Partnership Development

Released January 23, 2023


Henry Pavey is the Director of Collaborative Impact, a consultancy practice focused on collaboration and partnership work based in the uk. He is a collaborative working thought leader, a trusted advisor, and partnership builder and facilitator. Henry believes that leaders must focus at least as much on partnership development as they do on organizational development, and he works toward that impact. Learn more about Henry at Collaborative Impact, Ltd.

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Season 2, Episode 0

Welcome to Season 2!

Released January 23, 2023


In this episode, Jim Woodell recaps Season 1 of The Collaborative Effect, and offers a preview of Season 2. Jim reviews the 5 Considerations for Strengthening Collaboration introduced in the Introducing The Collaborative Effect episode, with examples of these considerations from his Season 1 interviews. Whether you're new to The Collaborative Effect or a returning listener, we offer you a warm welcome to Season 2!

Season 1, Episode 0

Introducing The Collaborative Effect

Released September 19, 2022


Jim Woodell, host of The Collaborative Effect, describes the story behind this podcast, and the work of Venn Collaborative. Learn more at Venn Collaborative. In this first episode, Jim shares 5 Considerations for Strengthening Collaboration.

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Creating Impactful Partnerships for Economic Development with the Venn Collaborative's Jim Woodell


Episode: In this episode, Dr. Corbin's talking with Dr. Jim Woodell, founder and CEO of Venn Collaborative, about his career journey and entrepreneurial experiences. Woodell shares his background in academic technology and distance learning and his discovery of how colleges and universities drive community and economic transformation. He also discusses his decision to earn a PhD at the age of 40 and his work at the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. Woodell talks about his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his consulting work on online professional development for teachers and then founding Venn Collaborative with family and friends. He shares how his network sustained him and how his company helps colleges and universities partner and collaborate for community impact.

On the Schmooze with Robbie Samuels

Finding the Overlap


Episode 303: Today’s guest can be found at the intersection of impact and collaboration. He is a consultant that works with institutions of higher education and their partners in communities, government, and business to achieve economic and social impact goals. He's worked with institutions like The Ohio State University, Indiana University, University of Oregon and others to develop strategies for collaborative community and regional transformation. He is the founder of Venn Collaborative, a professional development, networking, and services organization that offers online courses and other opportunities to higher education leaders and to community, economic, and workforce development professionals. Most recently he launched his podcast, The Collaborative Effect, to speak with people from all walks of life and work about how they want to leave an impact in the world.

This Ph.D. Thinks

The Venn Method


Episode 15: In this episode, Jim Woodell shows us how the Venn Method can help us create value for our organisations and ourselves. Jim originally used the Venn Method to help universities drive economic development by looking at the intersection of talent, innovation and place. At work, we can use the Venn Method to find what we have in common with the other party to ascertain the shared vision, shared goals, commonalities etc. for enhancing collaboration. The Venn also enables us to understand each other unique strengths. In so doing, we can push ourselves forward to see what is possible for our organisation. Another benefit of the Venn is to use it to describe our unique proposition – our unique strengths but also the intersection of what we bring to the table.

The Agile Strategy Lab Podcast

The Challenge of Unlocking Interlocking Systems


Episode: Our modern world is full of large, complex systems - so many, in fact, that we often don't notice them until something goes wrong, or we're trying to work within a system ourselves to bring change about. Those systems aren't discrete entities - they overlap and interlock, adding even more complexity. In this episode, we talk about what agility might look like in the context of a large institution trying to accomplish a specific mission-oriented goal, and how a set of interlocking complex systems make that agility difficult. The sector is higher education, but the underlying ideas are applicable to many sectors. Our guest in exploring these ideas is Jim Woodell, who works with higher education institutions as they pursue what’s called in that world “engagement” - the way in which the university reaches out beyond its own walls to the community or region around them.

Upskilled

Higher Education and the Public Good, Engines for Community and Economic Development


Episode 4: Higher education institutions contribute to community and economic development through a wide array of activities—talent and workforce development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and through social and cultural assets. So how do institutions evaluate, support and catalyze these contributions? How do they become economic and community development engines? Join Amy as she talks to consultant Jim Woodell about higher education and societal impact.