col.lab | collaboration laboratory
Inspiring Change: Home of My Meeting Support, My Meeting Doctors, and Debate Exímio Lda
We strive for better collaboration and transformative processes in individuals, organizations, and communities.
col.lab is a creative hub dedicated to transforming how meetings, events, and collaboration drive meaningful change. As part of the Architecting Collaboration platform, col.lab empowers leaders, teams, and organizations with innovative practices, expert guidance, and impactful initiatives.
Our focus areas include:
- Our Collaboration Store, featuring:
My Meeting Doctors: Coaching programs designed to enhance leadership, improve facilitation, and foster stronger team collaboration.
My Meeting Support: Practical tools, frameworks, and resources to design impactful and effective meetings.
- Debate Exímio (Spin-off): Based in Porto, this company creates dialogue spaces and hosts global summits to connect people and ideas.
- Health Data Forum (Charity Spin-off): Dedicated to fostering collaboration and innovation in health data, driving positive change in healthcare and beyond.
At col.lab, we transform ideas into action, crafting experiences that inspire, connect, and leave a lasting impact.
Debate Exímio Lda Fosters Collaboration for Positive Impact
Our Oporto-based spin-off, shares our commitment to collaboration and innovation.
Debate Exímio offers consulting and event organization services that promote collaboration between professionals from different areas, with the aim of developing innovative solutions that have a positive impact on society.
- Event organization: Debate Exímio can organize conferences, workshops, and other events that bring together professionals from different areas to collaborate on innovative solutions.
- Consulting Services: Debate Exímio can help organizations to develop and implement collaborative strategies, read more here.
- Training Services: The company can also provide training on World Café and other participatory methods for event organizers.
If you are interested in learning more about our events, please visit Digital Health Portugal website or the Health Data Forum.
Debate Exímio has a team of experienced professionals with a proven track record in collaboration and innovation. They are passionate about helping organizations to make a positive impact on society.
Boost Collaboration with Expert Facilitation
The Architecting Collaboration Store is your go-to destination for transforming meetings, events, and training programs. With two specialized departments, we provide everything you need to elevate collaboration and achieve meaningful results:
- My Meeting Doctors Expert coaching for leaders and teams to foster collaboration and improve facilitation skills.
- My Meeting Support Tools, templates, and resources to design impactful meetings and training programs with ease.
Guided by the Roundtable Principles, our store is backed by a community of professionals committed to creating inclusive, transparent, and transformative experiences.
Join us in shaping the future of collaboration!
Major initiatives
The Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit 2021 was a resounding success gathering 44 speakers and more than 500 participants from all over the world thus becoming another stepping stone in the much needed global dialogue on the effective use of health data for the next generation of healthcare systems. Check out more about this and other great col.laborations.
A national Think Tank on healthcare systems sustainability will bring together specialists and decision makers to address the financial sustainability of the Portuguese national health system.
We design community-driven initiatives with the latest digital facilitation technology. Join Digital Facilitation to experience one of our Howspace virtual engagement workspaces.
Proudly working with ASCOM France & Iberia to relaunch partnerships and a collaborative ecosystems with purposefully designed meeting events where the patient's need are always at the center of all innovations (silent ICU, home care wearables & alarms dashboards, CDSS, etc,)
We deliver customized training and professional certification with the use of digital tools for collaboration.
We are proud of these great col.laborations
In close collaboration with the Regional Government of Madeira and Healthcare Secretary Dr Pedro Ramos, we have successfully hosted the first hybrid edition of the Health Regions Summit, with the keynote contribution of His Eminence Cardinal de Mendonça and WHO's Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Kluge among other renowned healthcare leaders.
Indebted by the sponsorship and support of Sanofi Pasteur and Sectra to support this initiative, including the e-Book that will be edited in col.laboration with Prof. Cristina Vaz de Almeida.
How can we create a #stigmafree world for HIV and STBBI? Using the power of #artificialintelligence in combination with the most human connection of listening to the silence of each other breathing while typing the reflections about a full-day virtual journey hosted by
the
Collective Impact Network in Manitoba and around the world.
Much obliged to ninecircles fantastic team headed by Mike Payne and Lead Facilitator Laurie Ringaert.
Proud to announce a collaboration with MEDCIDS a renowned department in the Oporto University's Medical School designed to host the Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit.
By 2040, radical interoperability will be a linchpin for the health care industry. Health care stakeholders who want to emerge as leaders in their use of data in the future of health should join us at the Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit in the beautiful city of Porto next 28-29 October.
Since 2020 we started a collaboration with Peter Seah, MBA, CPF that culminated in the Digital Collaboration Academy (DCA) a service brand delivered by col.lab collaboration laboratory.
The DCA started with an exclusive contract for the certification of GroupMap Certified Facilitators. Since 2022
we become a Howspace certified partner and deliver the new Transformational Agent.
Join our regularly hosted conversations with our book co-authors Martin Duffy PhD and Paul Nunesdea, PhD, CPF, with other management experts that can advise you about how to transition to this new normal and take advantage of this incredible once in a lifetime opportunity to make the organization of your meetings more sustainable.
Our founder and lead consultant Paul Nunesdea, PhD, CPF is active in the mapping of the ASCOM's ecosystem in Iberia and organizing a series of meetings for the co-creation of new business initiatives with a strong impact on patients well-being and the sustainability of healthcare systems.
With Pedro Cid Ferreira, Cucabytech's CEO we have started a collaboration since 2020 - Digital Health Portugal - which is now gaining an incredible momentum with national initiatives in support of the digital transformation in the healthcare sector.
Bring us your idea as we are eager to constantly expand our col.laboratories supporting a cause and bringing life to our mission by starting conversations that matter and change direction of change for the good.
Learn more about our collaboration laboratory
Our origins
Designing collaboration
We believe in helping a cause and contribute to society as a whole.
Every project is unique. That’s why we customize every one of our interventions to fit your needs exactly.
Whether it’s a small event or a comprehensive effort, we’ll sit down with you, listen to your requests, and prepare a customized plan to serve your needs.
There’s no challenge too big or too small, and we dedicate our utmost energy to every project we take on.
Generating value
Our credo
A sample of our projects
Our Global Network of Facilitators and Innovators
Col.lab is a dynamic community of specialized facilitators dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and positive change through experiential learning. Our team of skilled professionals brings a wealth of experience and expertise to every engagement, helping individuals and organizations reach their full potential.
We are excited to announce that we are expanding our community’s impact through the launch of the IAF Special Interest Group on AI and Group Facilitation, which I am proud to co-lead with
Peter Seah, CPF, ACC, Managing Director at Transforming Conversations Consulting Pte Ltd.
This initiative aims to explore how artificial intelligence can enhance group facilitation, opening new possibilities for innovative collaboration and effective decision-making in complex environments.
Join us on this journey to explore the intersection of AI and facilitation, and discover how technology and human expertise can come together to create more effective and engaging collaborative experiences.
We welcome you to connect with our esteemed colleagues here.
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Our vision is to see professional facilitation used throughout the world to address challenges faced by people in their groups, organizations, and communities. If you want to learn more about the membership benefits, check the logo below.
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