Diana Elaine Smith
Principal, Ecosystem Builder & Collaboration Process Facilitator
Founder of ProManna Group LLC
Workforce & Economic Development Consultant
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Welcome to The Collab Blog
In today’s shifting economy and complex ecosystems, collaboration isn’t a buzzword—it’s a discipline.
Whether you’re a business leader, nonprofit partner, or community advocate, Collab Blog invites you to explore the art and practice of collaboration—and to join the movement toward regional resilience and shared growth.
“We build the systems that make collaboration real and architect it for regional resilience.”
Is there space for disagreement, reflection, and co-creation?
A body of work meant to strengthen economic drivers, create workforce stability, and build systems that can weather disruption.
Do managers feel empowered to share power?
Are silos rewarded or dismantled?
Collaboration is not a cultural nicety. It is an economic driver. It is how we build the cross-sector resilience that will determine our region’s future.
Silos have become more than organizational quirks — they are structural barriers, hiding places for gaps in leadership, authority, and support. And in those silos, we are losing momentum.
“ Let’s be honest, most people are not trained in collaboration.
They were trained in compliance, performance, or individual delivery.
But collaboration is a muscle. It can be learned. It must be practiced.“
—ProManna Group
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