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Evan Rosen
My colleagues and clients call me “the collaboration guy” because I spend much of my time thinking, researching, writing and speaking about every facet of collaboration.
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Thank you for the comment, Ramkumar!
Empathic design is an inherently collaborative process. And you're right. The Epson example is a double collaboration--engineers and developers collaborating to create the product so that consumers can collaborate while using the product.
Collaboration Creates Leap in Photo Organizing
Inheriting shoe boxes full of photos presents challenges. You can leave them in the garage or attic gathering dust. You can argue with siblings about who keeps the photos, who scans them, and who shares them electronically with everybody else. You can hire a professional photo organizer. Or you ...
Thank you for your comment, Kristin!
Whether it's tea or coffee, sharing something with others fosters informality which is critical to collaboration. I agree that your Swedish roots played a role!
Coffee and Collaboration
In San Francisco, where I live, coffee plays a major role in lifestyles and work styles. People stand in long lines at artisanal coffee businesses for coffee that’s sourced, roasted and prepared with care. It has become de rigueur for leading technology and social media companies to make artisa...
Thank you for your comment, Bob, and for sharing the VINNOVA report. The report also suggests that while the Swedish government is committed to the concept of collaboration, government agencies have difficulty collaborating in practice. One reason, according to the report, is that agencies are organized to be independent rather than interdependent.
Cross-Sector Collaboration for Sustainable Development
Accomplishing massive goals requires massive collaboration—far beyond collaborating within an organization or within an industry or among government agencies. Making meaningful progress on issues including eradicating global poverty and protecting the global ecosystem requires collaboration amon...
Thank you, Kare, for spreading the word. The Myelin Repair Foundation is clearly a model for other organizations and initiatives focused on developing cures for diseases.
Collaboration Curing Multiple Sclerosis
It was definitely unorthodox. Many said it was impossible. But it looks like The Myelin Repair Foundation has done it. MRF, which is working on curing multiple sclerosis, is about to meet its ambitious goal of licensing a discovery for commercial drug development within five years. Through a col...
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