As the company behind the Architecting Collaboration platform, col.lab | collaboration laboratory Ltd brings together a trusted network of facilitators, collaboration designers, meeting architects, and coaches — helping organisations turn complexity into meaningful collaboration.

col.lab | collaboration laboratory Ltd is a UK-based company founded by Paulo Nunes de Abreu, aka Paul Nunesdea, to help organisations, communities, and ecosystems design meaningful meetings, workshops, retreats, and collaborative processes.

This website, Architecting Collaboration, is the home of our collaboration practice: facilitation, meeting design, leadership dialogue, and strategic convening.

Our health data and AI work has now moved into a separate ecosystem under the Health Data Forum, where the original Data First, AI Later movement has evolved into Real Data, Better AI. The dedicated Health Data Experts Hub is now hosted independently at healthdataforum.org.

Here, our focus is clear: helping people work better together when the meeting matters, the stakes are high, and collaboration needs to become action.

Visit our services page to explore our collaboration offer, or head directly to the store to book expert support.

Born at Architecting Collaboration

Health Data Forum Ltd (UK Charity) 

A knowledge-sharing platform dedicated to advancing healthcare through ethical data governance, AI, and digital innovation.

• Global Events
• My Health Data Experts Hub
• Real Data, Better AI

Debate Exímio Lda,

Born in Porto, this company creates dialogue spaces and hosts global summits to connect people and ideas.

• Strategic Event Planning
• LinkedIn Live Events
• Think Tank Factory

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