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'Collaboration' is the watchword in the NHS at the moment, whether through primary care networks, integrated care systems, or other three letter acronyms. So why is it the experience of many organisations that collaboration comes despite the policy context, rather than because of it?

How can we make collaboration effective if we're not sure how to go about collaborating well? Rich Taunt navigates his way out of the cul-de-sacs of conventional NHS wisdom on collaboration.

Exploitation, punishing schedules and some massive egos. Pop music and the NHS have more in common than you might think. We've just shared the characteristics of high performing collaborations, but how many of those characteristics are visible in the world of discos and divas?

Even a cursory glance at the Department of Health and Social Care website reveals something almost universal in healthcare policy. There is no shortage of it. Documents, guidance, white papers, explainers, plans, reams of words. The kindest thing is to keep things brief.

On 28 September schools in the USA promote the wonderfully named “Ask a Stupid Question Day”. It was created by teachers who wanted to encourage children to ask more questions. They believe that encouraging more stupid questions is important, and David Haslam agrees...

Shane Carmichael is responsible for our strategy and organisation design service. Here we find out what he was like as a 5-year-old, and the three most important things children have to teach us about strategy and organisation design.

George Dellal leads on our networks service at Kaleidoscope. Here we find out what he was like as a 5-year-old, and why he thinks children have a lot to teach us about developing collaborations.

Lydia Paris leads on our learning partnership service at Kaleidoscope. Here we find out what she was like as a 5-year-old, her insights over the last five years of learning partnerships at Kaleidoscope and what she thinks the future holds.