Collaboration

How to Get Things Done: Separate Your Work Modes

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Procrastination, Procrastination Tips, Collaboration, Procrastination Advice, Productivity Advice, Mindful Living, Productive, Productivity Tips, Procrastinate, Productivity, Healthy Living News

We all procrastinate. Whether it's putting off the challenging phone call or trolling Facebook when we should be writing a proposal, we all avoid certain tasks.

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10 Characteristics of High-Performing Teams

Carl Wiese | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Meetings, Business, Collaboration, Working on a Team, Teamwork, Business News

Most members of high-performing teams report that it's fun and satisfying to work on collaborative teams because they are asked to contribute at their highest potential and they learn a lot along the way. Characteristics of high-performing teams include the following.

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One Is the Loneliest Number

Tony Asaro | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Writing Process, Bad Break Ups, Musical Theater, Collaboration, Musicals, Songwriting, Culture News

It's commonly said in musical theatre writing circle -- there aren't enough of us for the plural -- that every collaboration is like a marriage, except you don't have sex. And like many marriages, many collaborations fall apart. Mine did.

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Your Strategic Plan -- Dead or Alive? Nine Ways to Make It Live

Ray Gagnon | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Consulting, Strategic Planning, Business Plans, Management, Organization, Planning Teams, Business Advice, Collaboration, Business News

Going about it the right way and being serious about the result can buy you a critical organization asset: an articulated framework of ideas that rationalizes everything you do and results in greater focus and synergy across your entire enterprise.

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The French Presidential Election: the Roles of Fascism and Fukushima

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Marine Le Pen, May Day, Sarkozy, France, Areva, Collaboration, Jobs, Immigration, Nuclear, Wikileaks, Paris, Dsk, Nuclear Industy, Politics, Nato, Unemployment, Regulations, Germany, George W. Bush, Jewish, Assange, Socialist, Fukushima, Hollande, Petain, Francois Pinault, Ump, Election, Japan, Fn, Matthieu Kassowitz, Laval, Entrepreneurship, Unions, Le Pen, World News

In general, the French President does not appear to be respected as a statesman. The French do not recognize Sarkozy's way of doing things as being familiar, as representing who they are, whether it be on the left or the right.

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Collaborative Impact for New Philanthropy's Demands

William Brindley | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Nethope, Information Technology, Global Philanthropy Forum, Technology, Collaboration, Impact News

NetHope brings 34 of the world's leading humanitarian organizations together to collaborate, create and implement innovative IT solutions in remote parts of the developing world.

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The Difference Between "Invention" and "Innovation"

Tom Grasty | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Knight News Challenge, Ipod, Jason Nazar, Apple, Ibm, Stroome, Pc, Invention, Collaboration, Online Video, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Participatory Media, Apple Products, Technology Innovation, Video, Technology News

Like so many up-and-coming entrepreneurs, I was under the impression that invention and innovation were one and the same. They aren't. And, as I have discovered, the distinction is an important one.

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Portrait of a Scientist as a Jazz Musician

Sylvie Leotin | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Brian Lynch, Jazz Combo, Sylvie Leotin, Mathematician, Jazz, Rob Schneiderman, Creativity, Leadership, Innovation, Research, Art Meets Science, Collaboration, Jazz Mindset, Arts News

After dance and science, we turn to the soul-feeding realm of jazz. This article will introduce a jazz-scientist, and explore parallels and commonalit...

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Telework, Silver Bullets, Black Holes and a Dog Named "Cheeto"

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Telework, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Productivity, Performance, Collaboration, Working Remotely, Hadron Collider, Working Remotely Effective, Telework Effective, Business News

I am not convinced that working from home every day with zero interaction with collaborators is the best solution for most people. And there is a very simple reason for why it's not ideal: we are all human.

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Cultivating Mindful Work Relationships

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Dealing With Difficult People, Teamwork, Workplace, Work, Woody Allen, Collaboration, Business, Buddhism, Difficult Bosses, Buddha, Jean-Paul Sartre, Customer Service, Business News

Isn't it funny how everyone seems to think that someone else is the problem? And yet, many people who work from home complain that the thing they miss the most is other people!

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The Difference Between a 'Pivot' and a 'Reboot'

Tom Grasty | Posted 04.30.2012

Of course, we all know that if there's one truism in entrepreneurship, it's that change is the only constant we can rely on. And sometimes we really do need to change course. So how do you know if you should pivot or reboot?

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Old Dogs, New Tricks: Embracing Collaboration to Drive Health Care Innovation

Beth Comstock | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Innovation, Collaboration, Health Care, Public Private Partnerships, Business News

How do we spur innovation in a notoriously complicated industry like health care? It's hard to do, especially when you consider the spectrum of needs and diverse players.

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The NYPD Should Build, Not Disrupt Faith

Joshua Stanton | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Religious Freedom USA, Nypd, Students, College Campus, Domestic Spying, Spying, Msa, Islam, Police, Collaboration, Interfaith, Muslims, New York City, Religion News

The very logic behind this NYPD initiative raises my hackles. Is a religious community really free to assemble when it does not feel safe doing so?

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The Seat Next to Me Is Open

Women 2.0 | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Sheryl Sandberg, Women 2.0, VC Funding, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Collaboration, Women Leaders, Ambition, Female CEOs, care.com, Silicon Valley, Female Board Members, Women in Tech, Technology News

Women have to overcome the insecurities that appear when there is a perception of somehow falling behind others. We have to realize that there's room for everyone at the table and that we all won't take the same path to get there.

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3 Keys to Naming Your Product

Tom Grasty | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Knight News Challenge, Twitter, Jason Nazar, Jeff Bezos, Stroome, Phillips Exeter Academy, Mark Zuckerberg, Collaboration, Online Video, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Product, Participatory Media, Yahoo, Amazon, Video, Business News

Without question, naming your product is important. But it's also a great opportunity. The right name can distinguish you from the competition, as well as differentiate your product from seemingly similar offerings.

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Innovate America in the Space Between

Michael Perman | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Co-Creation, Design, Innovation, Election, Collaboration, Pew Research Center, Occupy Movement, Republicans, Culture News

It's become popular to disagree. Our candidates devote soap-box time in our election cycles to proselytize recognition of the same problems we've seen before and then offer palliative care instead of cures for our deepest national dilemmas.

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Collaborative Action Comes to Life in Guatemala

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Guatemala Charity, Philanthropy, Philanthropy Guatemala, Guatemala, Microfinance, Guatemala Philanthropy, Collaborative Action, Microfinance Guatemala, Collaboration, Impact News

A major problem in Guatemala is the economic disincentive for kids to go to school. Either you can pay for tuition and books from money a family doesn't have, or send your child into the fields to make money for food. Carlos was a rare advocate for an alternative solution.

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An "Open Door" Collaboration: India.Arie and Idan Raichel

Modiba | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Vieux Farka Toure, india.arie, Collaboration, Idan Raichel, Album, Vocals, Ali Farka Touré, Music, Israel, Tour, Piano, Culture News

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The Pros & Cons of Hiring Third-Party Vendors

Tom Grasty | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Knight News Challenge, Jason Nazar, Stroome, Collaboration, Developers, Online Video, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Participatory Media, USC Annenberg Program on Online Communities, Third-Party-Vendors, Video, Business News

Rarely does a startup have all the tools in its toolbox when starting out. Sometimes you have to engage a third-party vendor.

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How to Teach Children to Lose by Winning

Peter Block | Posted 02.07.2012

Whether playing or watching sports, the name of the game is the same: who wins?

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Lessons for Digital Entrepreneurs from the Entertainment Industry

Tom Grasty | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Jason Nazar, Docstoc, Collaboration, Online Video, Entrepreneurship, Editing, Stroome, Participatory Media, Business News

There's an old adage in Hollywood that "ideas are a dime a dozen." To a large extent, I think that applies to entrepreneurship as well.

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Help Wanted at the Top, Collaborative Skills Needed; Women May Apply

Judith Samuelson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Long-Term Value Creation, Leadership, Women in Business, Virginia Rometty, Ibm, Social Issues, Collaboration, Business News

America got some good news last week. Virginia M. Rometty was tapped as the next CEO of IBM. Rometty will be part of a very short, but expanding list of Fortune 500 CEOs who are women.

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WWGT (What Would Grandma Think?) and Three Other Paths to the Future

Mark Pavia | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Advertising Week 2011, Advertising Week, Advertising, Advertisingweek, Future of Advertising, Innovation, Collaboration, Business News

Advertising Week is one week where lots of talented, smart people are all together. What if we actually had an open environment to collaborate and think of bold actions for just five days?

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Schools Should Not Be Islands: Building Bridges in Mexico Through Academic Encounters

Sara Vogel | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Chihuahua, Mexico, Tutoring, Education, Durango, Tutors, Collaboration, Education News

This is not just a story of the resiliency of children and adults in distressed communities. It is a moment that demonstrates how important it is for educators -- and students and families -- to communicate and collaborate with each other to promote learning.

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Summer Davos: Meeting of Minds in Dalian, China

William Brindley | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Nethope, Education, China, Technology, Davos, Haiti, Collaboration, Impact News

At NetHope we've witnessed first-hand the transformative power of technology and connectivity in the developing world, especially in rural and isolated areas.

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