Let's Not Be In Replica Mode

Having just finished a collaboration event in Chicago, IL for XYZ--I'm strikingly reminded what's really important in collaboration design and execution, and how little patience I have for the small crap.

With a classic three-day design (ala ABC Company style, but with JKL Company) and a seasoned facilitator--I'm always wondering what we can do differently. If you can always plug and play it, then maybe there is something lacking....hmmm.

Some random notes:

-  The right supplies matter (unless you change the scope)

-  The right technology matters (unless you change the scope)

-  "Classic" can be meaningful or a frustrating waste of time and effort (again, depending on the scope)

-  Innovation requires changing your thoughts (and the scope)...

Do you get the trend here? I'm tired of being a robot dressed up like a consultant expected to do what we did a decade ago when the future of collaboration seems to be changing. Does anyone else feel it? iPAD's in breakouts is amazing! Times are changing fast. Hoping to inspire a discussion of what collaboration work is and what it can do--both now and in the future.

Optimistically,

Victoria

Update on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 4:57PM by Tom Kehner

I'm reminded of the old adage, "Nothing fails like success." It's always good to learn from every experience, and this one sounds like no exception. We should all keep top of mind the notion that innovation is always a good partner to collaboration.