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By: The Work Better Weblog » Archive » Yes, and - not But

The Work Better Weblog » Archive » Yes, and - not But — Thu, 26 May 2005 22:29:38 +0000

[...] meeting blah. On a related note, questions frequently have a similar effect on teams – see Stop Asking Questions. In working with different teams, I’ve heard &# [...]

By: Working Pathways, LLC » Want Better Collaboration - Improvise

Working Pathways, LLC » Want Better Collaboration - Improvise — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:57:06 +0000

[...] t Better Collaboration – Improvise

The earlier collaboration techniques post (Stop Asking Questions) was based a key to successful improvisation. This pos [...]

By: Working Pathways, LLC » Once More, In Half the Time

Working Pathways, LLC » Once More, In Half the Time — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:47:38 +0000

[...] written about the similarity between collaborative work and Improvisational Comedy before (Stop Asking Questions, Yes, and – not But, Want Better Collaboration Improvis [...]

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Working Pathways, LLC - The Work Better Weblog — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:41:10 +0000

Want Better Collaboration – Improvise
The earlier collaboration techniuqes post (Stop Asking Questions) was based a key to successful improvisation.

Improvisational comedy is based on the belief that a group of individuals working together can start with nothing and make something engag…

By: Mark Wagner

Mark Wagner — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:35:16 +0000

Hmmm…not everyone is smart. This is an articulable, provable fact. Essentially, the fact-finding interrogatory is the foundation of all research. Just because people can add their unique worldview and life perspective doesn’t make them necessarily intelligent. They *might* be able to add to a collaboration because of their unique experience, but that doesn’t mean they are smart, or, more importantly, relevant.

By: Garrick

Garrick — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 04:45:53 +0000

Yes, a central issue is absolutely necessary for collaboration – add some urgency and a very small room. What comes out will be magic.

Too often, I see smart people relying on others to find answers nobody knows. That’s what defeats collaboration – sending someone else out to find an answer you should have been finding together.

By: Jim Cuene

Jim Cuene — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:15:44 +0000

Are you serious? (See, I couldn’t get past the first line). I think a room full of people making declarative statements would be the first step to 100% non-collaboration. The best collaborative interactions i’ve ever been in have had some kind of a center around which the collaboration revolved, be it a speaker/leader or a central question. I’d argue that you really need some sort of hierarchy to maintain focus.

>>”A question forces someone else to make something for you”
I disagree. Nobody has to answer a question I raise.