Collaboration Examples and Applications
Collaboration is a crucial skill in today's world. It means being a good communicator and listener and being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes. To succeed, you need to work effectively with others, communicate well, and be willing to compromise. By collaborating, you can achieve more and create innovative solutions to complex problems.
Watch the video below to learn about examples you can find in the real world and how to apply those skills to reach your goals.
The Collaboration Umbrella
Collaboration includes the capacity to work productively with different individuals and groups toward a common goal. Effective collaborators exhibit four core sub-competencies: the ability to strengthen relationships, incorporate diverse perspectives, use active listening skills, and focus on solutions rather than problems. Strengthen Relationships: Individuals create networks through which they access and provide resources, information, and support. Listen Actively: Individuals form productive working relationships, ensuring that others feel heard and valued and grasping and retaining information. Incorporate Diverse Perspectives: Individuals enlarge the conversation, challenge their own thinking, and maximize group effectiveness. Focus on Solutions: Individuals create the forward momentum that advances the work of the organization.
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Definition
Collaboration includes the capacity to work productively with different individuals and groups toward a common goal.
Examples
- Pair or group discussions.
- Completing shared tasks in a pair or group, e.g., matching, sorting, ranking.
- Activities or games with a competitive element, e.g., bingo.
- Drama and role-play.
- Information exchange activities
Collaboration Requires:
Flexibility, as plans change constantly due to team members' freedom to suggest ideas.
Collaborators also require high independence as there is no defined work on a taskboard, unlike teams with leaders.
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