Kingbridge Centre

The Next Generation of Convening
Successful collaboration doesn't just happen
It is a set of skills that must be learned

Kingbridge Conference Centre and Institute is a full service hospitality venue focused on the discipline of collaborative convening. Our uniquely designed building and grounds provides meeting convenors versatility when contemplating that ideal meeting experience. We offer our clients an action-learning institute where services are available that merge the theory and practice of collaborative strategies. We invite leaders to come together for meaningful interaction and dialogue, reflect upon and challenge their current ways of thinking and acting, practice convergent decision making, and collectively and individually build new capabilities.
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A message from John Abele, Owner Kingbridge Conference Centre & Institute

As a pioneer and leader in the field of less invasive medicine I have spent over four decades working across many medical disciplines trying to overcome the biases inherent in clinical medicine and disruptive change. Out of this process a number of innovative collaboration technology tools and strategies have emerged.

My passion for continuing to research how collective intelligence can give way to collective capability that brings about significant change inspired me to purchase The Kingbridge Centre as a laboratory and resource for pursuing this effort. My vision for this centre is to create a neutral place where leaders from diverse sectors with different backgrounds can mutually explore effective experiences as well as doing post mortems on unsuccessful ones.

I would like to begin to build a community of collaborative minded professionals by hosting/sponsoring a few interactive forums at Kingbridge this year. If you are interested in being a part of these forums and have a past successful or unsuccessful collaboration experience to share please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

John Abele
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2009 Talk

When you sign a contract for any meeting package at Kingbridge a
consultation with a Meeting Design Advisor is included!
Contact a Meeting Design Advisor for more information:
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The Kingbridge Approach to Achieving Effective Convening is a simple tool that explains our philosophy, and can help you to begin designing a more effective meeting.

Learn more about Kingbridge Meeting Design here.

, , & have joined in a strategic alliance to evolve how conference centres engage with clients to design collaborative convening strategies for effective meeting outcomes.

Learn more about the Kingbridge/MaRS partnership in "The Collaboration Revolution: Harnessing Canada's Competitive Advantage" written by John Abele and published in MaRS's in house publication Convergence.

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