1. Tools for Highly Effective…
Toolkit for Effective Collaboration Ulrike Dieterle, M.A., M.L.S Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Collaboration is…
Teamwork
Cooperation
Networking
Consortia
Coalitions
Co-action
Partnerships
Synergy
Community of Practice
Benefits…
Shared ownership & responsibility
Build social capital
Collective discovery
Shared knowledge
Transfer of skills
Stronger outcomes
Shared rewards
Group energy
Invest in the future
Avoid…
No support
Lack of trust
Incompatibility of members
Single champions
Protecting the turf
Lone rangers
No discovery
Isolation
Inertia
Collaboration is “to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort” (American Heritage, 3rd)
Tools for Highly Effective…
Build a shared vision
Focus on the goal
Perpetuate discovery
Communicate clearly and often
Create a group mindset
Recover and renew efforts
Celebrate success
Toolkit
Collaborators