Yes, one more site about collaboration . . . but this one is different, it’s more about the people “factor” and less about the technology . . . although we will talk about technology (how could we not!)
When 2 or more people work together with a common purpose there is the potential for collaboration. I say potential because what most people call collaboration is most often “cooperation”. Which isn’t bad . . . but it’s just not the same as full-on “collaboration”.
Collaboration brings out the best in people and they bring their best to the table. The creative leaps are made by teams that can really collaborate. The best prpoducts come from teams that collaborate well.
On this blog we’d like to explore with you tips, techniques, tactics and strategies that help people collaborate better. We’re calling the teams that outperform all the others, the teams that have the most satisfied members, as well as the most satisfied clients and customers . . . “Advanced Collaborative Teams”, because they are!
. . . More to come.
July 16, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I love the human side of the collaboration pendulum! Without the people buy in the tools cannot work well. Start collaborating before the tool and the tool will have great success. COllaborate on what the solution should be, bring in a facilitator to facilitate a collaborative discussion, have lunch and learns, etc. Teach the why before the how! Thanks for your blog!