Kevan Gilbert

Facilitation is one of the most needed skills in today’s environment; it can bring people together to understand each other better, identify challenges, and create inclusive, effective solutions. But it’s also one of the most challenging and elusive skills to teach or learn. In this guide, two experienced,

“For the world to heal, we must learn to work together.” That phrase is one of the guiding lights that emerged on our entrepreneurial journey to launch Co.school; it’s now our purpose statement. When we say work together, we mean co-create: together is “co,” and to work is

Presented live in January 2020, just before the world changed, this prescient talk from Kevan Gilbert issues a clear call for better collaboration to handle the challenges ahead of us. With real-life stories and introducing a diverse set of tools (from design thinking to conflict resolution to nonviolent communication), this

Design thinking is a process of applied, creative problem solving, that can equip any community that is seeking a new way forward through crisis or complexity. If you’re ready to start co-creating change with your community, this free mini-class will point you in a healthy direction. What you'

Questions to ask during facilitation discovery, based on original work by Dee Hock. Tool: How to practice chaordic design PDF: A walkthrough, based on the work of Dee Hock Download now (free) You can read more about how the team at Ubisoft were inspired by these methods: Ubisoft: Training in

A framework for addressing conflict without judgment. Tool: How to communicate our needs A "Non-violent Communication" explainer Download now (free)

Applied, project-based, hybrid learning with a cross-disciplinary team The team at Vancouver Foundation were exploring a key question: how might we design more equitably and inclusively with your community? To explore this, they asked Co.school to design and deliver a custom program to help upskill their capacity to co-create.

Working with Co.school: Creative partners for real change Co-creation is all about collaboratively partnering to create what has yet to be envisioned or built. We work alongside our partners to: * Explore new concepts, approaches, products, solutions and ideas — it's about innovation. * Move through a collaborative design process,

A guide to leading inclusive virtual workshops and meetings Online meetings and workshops have the potential to be more effective than in-person gatherings. Discover why, and learn how to thoughtfully craft online gatherings that are anything but a waste of time.  Guide to online facilitation A guide to leading inclusive