In self-organizing work groups, diverse people work fearlessly and seamlessly together, generate energy, surprise themselves and their organizations with the amazing results they get, make their own work more rewarding and fun, and become leaders.

Collective Self, LLC was created to help foster these groups within, across, and outside of organizations. As researchers, consultants, and self-organizing work group members ourselves, we can share 15 years of research about these groups and more than 10 years of experience working in these groups within and across the fields of business, education, health care, law, and organizational and leadership development consulting. More importantly, we become self-organizing work groups with our clients and together demonstrate these groups in action. As we do, interested nearby people and groups see themselves in us and recognize the possibility for themselves, within themselves.

Subjects that we consult on include:

• What self-organizing work groups are
• The impacts these groups can have
• The personal benefits and drawbacks of these groups
• The organizational “impossibilities” these groups can achieve
• What being part of these groups is like/feels like
• How to:
  • Recognize self-organization in yourself, other individuals, discussions, and groups
  • Foster self-organizing work groups
  • Sustain these groups
  • Let go of these groups at the appropriate time
  • Overcome barriers to self-organization at work
  • Foster leadership throughout your organization
  • Improve confidence, relationships, performance, creativity, resilience, awareness, communication, job satisfaction, and self-understanding within yourself, your group, and your organization
  • Develop an organizational culture that supports self-organizing groups and work groups