You have the power to lead, change you workplace, and collaborate not only across offices but also across the world. In this exciting session, you will learn about innovative strategies for becoming a leader and setting up the workplace systems to support open communications across your organization to facilitate collaboration. Learn about new technology systems for managing collaboration and how you can be a change agent within your organization for growth.
29. Definition Networking Exchanging information for mutual benefit Coordinating Exchanging information for mutual benefit, and altering activities to achieve a common purpose Cooperating Exchanging information for mutual benefit, and altering activities and sharing resources to achieve a common purpose Collaborating Exchanging information for mutual benefit, and altering activities, sharing resources, and enhancing the capacity of another to achieve a common purpose Relationship Informal Formal Formal Formal Characteristics Minimal time commitments, limited levels of trust, and no necessity to share turf ; information exchange is the primary focus Moderate time commitments, moderate levels of trust, and no necessity to share turf; making access to services or resources more user-friendly is the primary focus Substantial time commitments, high levels of trust, and significant access to each other’s turf; sharing of resources to achieve a common purpose is the primary focus Extensive time commitments, very high levels of trust and extensive areas of common turf; enhancing each other’s capacity to achieve a common purpose is the primary focus Resources No mutual sharing of resources necessary No or minimal mutual sharing of resources necessary Moderate to extensive mutual sharing of resources and sharing risks, responsibilities, and rewards Full sharing of resources, and full sharing of risks, responsibilities, and rewards
30. A Few of My Favorite Tools Bubble.us – On Demand Brainstorming Stixy – For Those of Us That Organize with Post-Its Google Docs – Top document collaboration system
31. Twiddla - On-demand sandbox. Skype – Advanced video conference / VoIP ProjectPier – Project Management System - Geek Friendly
32. Vyew – Synchronous & Asynchronous Web Meetings Keep and Share – Document and Calendar Hosting Writeboard – “Wiki Like” Online Collaboration
33. 37signals – The de facto standard in online collaboration. Teambox – Online Project Management ZoHo – The big box retailer of all things collaboration.
34. Wridea – Idea collection and management. TeamworkPM – Friendly but powerful project management. RememberTheMilk (RTM) – To Do List Management - GTD
35. Doodle – Never have to coordinate a meeting time again. CoMindWork - Project management for the power user. UserVoice – Crowdsourced idea management and coordination.
36. StreamWork – Web-based Decision Support System (DSS). Yammer –Micro-blogging and messaging for your organization.