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Congratulations! You’re building a collaborative! Your mission is simple: work with a group of passionate, thoughtful people to solve a problem no single organisation can solve alone.<\/p>

Difficulty level:<\/strong> Impossible<\/p>

Estimated completion time:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>

\"What<\/a><\/div>

Power: <\/strong>Collective Optimism <\/p>

Level 1: Synchronise calendars<\/h3>

Your first quest seems straightforward: Find one hour when everyone is free.<\/p>

Bonus Challenge<\/em>: Manage global participants. “Did you mean EST or IST?”, “Your morning or mine?”<\/p>

After 9.5 attempts you have 38 emails, 4 doodle polls, 11 calendar conflicts, and 1 meeting.<\/p>

Level 2: Name your alliance<\/h3>

Error: You cannot proceed to the next quest until you have a name.<\/p>

\"donate<\/a><\/div>

Choose one: Collaborative, Coalition, Consortium, Network, Platform, Alliance, Ecosystem.<\/p>

Any choice triggers a 2 week discussion delay.<\/p>

Level 3: The Shared Google Doc<\/h3>

Quest: To agree on a two-page concept note.<\/p>

Current status: Version 34.2_FINAL_v5_REALFINAL.docx<\/p>

Defeat condition: Nobody is entirely happy<\/p>

Victory condition: Nobody is entirely happy<\/p>

Level 4: Taking Ownership<\/h3>

Quest: To assign responsibilities.<\/p>

The player who volunteers immediately unlocks new abilities: the meeting scheduler, the note taker, the follow-up email drafter, the keeper of the shared drive<\/p>

Level 5: The Infinite Loop<\/h3>

By now you’ve survived calendars, terminology debates, governance discussions and Google Docs. <\/p>

Surely morale must be low? Surprisingly, no! Every player still believes the mission is worth it.<\/p>

And that’s why, just when you think you’ve finished the game…a message appears.<\/p>

“We’re thinking of convening a new collaborative around…”<\/em><\/p>

You find yourself choosing:“Happy to join.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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