Unexpected collaborations & interesting outcomes

 Whilst walking on the beach my friend and I  met this lovely pair of horses. The owner told us that the lighter coloured one  – who is 7 years old and blind in one eye - was a recent purchase although they were worried that their existing horses would not be happy with a young frisky new member of the “family”. The big surprise therefore was that the oldest horse – the dark one  in the photo  who is 17 - and the newbie became best pals and are now inseparable. It appears that the older one calms the younger one down and the younger one has given the older one a new lease of life.

My friend and I got to chatting about unexpected collaborations where the most unlikely of people worked well together sparking off  interesting outcomes.  This often happens more by accident than design which means that those involved need to have at least their minds open to opportunities to do things in a different way to see the possibilities.

However it may be that decisions about team reorganisations or indeed new appointments are made to accommodate “personality” and other differences  based on perception of what might not work when in fact the potential for something new and exciting lies in doing the opposite.

Can you think of any unexpected collaborations that you can share with us. Or might you benefit from opening your mind to the possiblity of working with someone you usually would not choose to to see what might happen?