Collaboration designed for impact

Bring clarity, creativity, and momentum to what matters most.

Since 2011, we have partnered with leaders, teams, and organizations to create lasting change.

We believe that the wisdom needed to navigate complex challenges arises when people with lived experience, diverse roles, and relational insight are brought together with care.

Our Services

STRATEGY + PROGRAM CO-DESIGN

Bring people and evidence together to co-create strategies, programs, and solutions grounded in lived experience.

STRATEGIC PLANNING + ALIGNMENT

Align your team and chart a path for meaningful, lasting impact. Bring clarity and momentum to your vision and strategic initiatives.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING + COACHING

Strengthen the skills, systems, and relationships that help teams work effectively and joyfully together.

COLLABORATIVE TEAM CULTURE

Foster the trust, resilience, and adaptive capacity needed for your team to thrive in times of change.

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Our Projects

  • Community Driven Strategic Planning: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

  • Food Waste Innovation Strategy: Halifax Convention Centre

  • Sustainability Leadership Certificate: Dalhousie University

  • Facilitating a National Dialogue for Justice & Safety

  • Unlocking High-Performance: FirstService

  • A diverse group of twelve people gathered around a large round table engaged in a discussion or meeting, with notebooks, drinks, and electronic devices on the table.

    Social Innovation Labs: Economic Immigration in New Brunswick

  • Group of people sitting on the floor in a circle during a workshop or discussion in a bright room with large windows, some with notebooks and water bottles.

    Leadership Training: Art of Hosting Wasan Island

  • Strategic Planning: Brigadoon Village

  • Halifax Common

    Public Engagement: Halifax Common Masterplan

  • Training: Engagement + Facilitation

  • Developing an Employee-Centric Strategy: CertaPro Painters North America

  • Social Innovation: Participatory City Development + Evaluation

  • Public Engagement: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

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What people say

  • "They are a delight to work with! Their genuine curiosity, thoughtfulness, and commitment to understanding our needs and intentionally meeting the moment really stood out."

    - Director of Strategy, Events East Group

  • "Their professional approach, combined with a deep understanding of human nature, has brought a level of authenticity that greatly enriches our planning processes. Our work together has fostered stronger strategic alignment within our team during a time of transition and positioned the AGNS as a respected and inclusive community leader."

    - Director of Marketing & Visitor Experience, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

  • "I have been lucky to have had their support over years and with many different team configurations, meetings, and retreats. They are a joy to work with and always make my work as a team leader so much lighter."

    - Associate Director, Marine Programs EAC

  • "Working with Colab is always the most wonderful experience! I have brought them in to support my teams on various occasions and every time it is a huge success. The space they create is supportive and intentional and they really understand how to help people learn and grow together."

    - Manager of Community Programs YWCA Halifax

  • "Colab created a safe and transformative space for our team. We left stronger, clearer, and more connected. Their facilitation was attuned, creative, and outside the box, helping us repair ruptures, renew our vision, and step into shared leadership with confidence.”

    - Director of LHA & Associates

  • "They listened closely, responded with care, and co-created a program that left participants feeling more confident, inspired, and equipped to lead. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. We can’t wait to collaborate again."

    - SDG Program Director, Engage NS

Foundations

  • Participatory City Foundation UK

  • McConnell Family Foundation

  • Donner Foundation

Social Impact & Nonprofits

  • Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children

  • Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

  • YWCA

  • Evergreen

  • Heartwood Centre for Community Development

  • Brigadoon Village

  • Canadian Centre for Social Innovation

  • NouLAB

Education & Research

  • Dalhousie University

  • Mount Allison University

  • Canadian Film Centre

  • Acadia University

Private Sector & Industry

  • T4G

  • First Service Brands

  • Halifax Convention Centre

Clients

Government & Public Institutions

  • Government of Canada

  • Province of Nova Scotia

  • Halifax Regional Municipality

  • Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

  • Green Municipal Fund

  • Joint Consortium for School Health

Environment & Climate

  • Ecology Action Centre

  • Seachoice

  • HalifACT Climate Action Department

  • Outward Bound Canada

  • Atlantic Water Network

  • Nature Trust of New Brunswick

  • Organic Sector of New Brunswick

  • Oceans North

Architecture, Design & Planning

  • Omar Gandhi Architects

  • KPMB Architects

  • Upland Planning & Design

  • Art of City Building Conference

  • Building Equity in Architecture Atlantic

  • Dalhousie Planning & Design School

  • Develop NS (now part of Build NS)

  • and more…

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Let’s imagine what’s possible and build it, together.

The complexity of today’s challenges is undeniable, and so is our capacity to rise and meet them. 

If you’re curious to see what we can do together, we’d love to hear from you.

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