In our hyper-networked world, collaboration is vital and done effectively can be a competitive advantage.
But effective collaboration isn’t necessarily easy.
Effective collaboration can be a launchpad for innovation and is an avenue to achieving unprecedented results. Conversely, ineffective collaboration can tank projects, erode trust, and fracture relationships.
With a mind to boost effective collaboration, more and more organizations are investing in a range of collaborative technology, and there are some incredible options on the market. Technology, though, at best fails to deal with the underlying problems that inhibit collaboration in the first place, and at worst becomes a source of information overload that undermines effective collaboration.
The key to effective collaboration doesn’t lie in the technology; it’s in people and thoughtful processes that make the most of our humanity.
Building truly effective collaboration lies in understanding human behaviour, how different types of people work together, and productive interaction patterns that build and strengthen trust. By harnessing those insights, technology can then be a central tool to better support and facilitate effective collaboration.
