Bit of a light bulb moment on the train back from the South West ICT meeting in Exeter today.
It’s not that I’ve just discovered what collaboration is; I know effective progress, visible development and meeting your aims, your goals or whatever, comes through working collaboratively. If you don’t believe me Clay Shirky on David Wilcox’s blog explains it much better than I ever could.
OK no surprises there… people have been working together and holding meetings since caveman times, but the trick often missed is how we actually effect collaboration.
There maybe just two people or there maybe a room full of organisations, but to truly collaborate they must all want the same thing and without saying me, me, me share ideas openly and make plans on how to take it forward.
Stating the obvious. Easy.
Seeing it working in practice. Hard ? I did think, but yesterday and twice today I’ve seen genuine leaps forward and I am encouraged!
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Paul… agreed – but as anyone would ask… what is the point? I think we need to find the nirvana between ‘because we can’ and ‘this will make your life easier’. Harder than most people believe.