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Collaboration Practices

Collaboration Practices

We are born collaborators. As children we’re taught to share our toys, take turns on the playground, and, perhaps most powerful, use our imagination. These fundamental skills transcend from the playground to the classroom, and later into the workplace.

Overtime, though, we lose the spark once had on the playground. Innovation comes at the cost of time and frustration, and workplace collaboration becomes unproductive. It doesn’t have to, and shouldn’t, be this way.

Within this workshop we’ll cover collaboration in detail, outlining practices to help strengthen communication, establish understood roles, self-selected leaders, and work together. Collaboration shouldn’t be futile and a few simple practices can make all the difference in increasing team productivity and happiness.

Shay Howe

May 12, 2015
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  1. Collaboration
    Practices
    Shay Howe
    @shayhowe
    learn.shayhowe.com

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  5. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    1 + 1 = 3

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  6. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Why Collaboration Fails

    Ambiguity

    Conformity

    Invulnerability

    Laziness

    Indecisiveness

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  7. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Collaboration
    is a Process
    Not an Event

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  8. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    1
    Demand Diversity

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  9. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    2
    Bring Ideas

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  10. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    3
    Set Responsibilities

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  11. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Demand Diversity
    Bring Ideas
    Set Responsibilities
    Ask Questions
    Have Multiple Sessions
    Supply Next Steps
    Switch Roles
    Yes and…

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  14. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Communication

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  15. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Follow these directions…

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    Neatly tear off the top right corner

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    Neatly tear off the top left corner

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    Unfold the paper

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  16. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Follow my directions…

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  17. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Effective Communication

    Listen

    Have a clear message

    Follow through

    Be authentic & genuine

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  18. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Collaboration
    Council

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  22. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    UX
    Research
    Visual
    Design
    Front-end
    Development
    Backend
    Development

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  23. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    UX
    Research
    Visual
    Design
    Front-end
    Development
    Backend
    Development
    Ethan
    Front-end
    Developer
    Charles
    UX
    Researcher
    Elizabeth
    Visual
    Designer
    Helen
    Backend
    Developer

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  24. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    UX
    Research
    Visual
    Design
    Front-end
    Development
    Backend
    Development
    Ethan
    Front-end
    Developer
    Charles
    UX
    Researcher
    Elizabeth
    Visual
    Designer
    Helen
    Backend
    Developer
    Anna
    Product
    Manager

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  25. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Collaboration Council
    1. Organize into a group
    2. Select one leader
    3. Write down one of your interests
    4. Hand your interest to someone in the group
    5. Take turns discussing everyones interests
    6. Have the leader recap all of the interests discussed

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  26. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Engage

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  27. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Collaboration
    Contracts

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  31. Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
    Consult
    Consults before
    making the
    decision
    Agree
    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
    Advises on a
    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision
    Collaboration Practices @shayhowe

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  32. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
    Consult
    Consults before
    making the
    decision
    Agree
    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
    Advises on a
    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision
    Ethan
    Developer
    Helen
    Developer
    William
    Designer
    Margaret
    Developer
    Anna
    Manager
    Charles
    Designer
    Arthur
    Designer
    Elizabeth
    Designer

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  33. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
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    Consults before
    making the
    decision
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    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
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    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision
    Ethan
    Developer
    Helen
    Developer
    William
    Designer
    Margaret
    Developer
    Anna
    Manager
    Charles
    Designer
    Arthur
    Designer
    Elizabeth
    Designer

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  34. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
    Consult
    Consults before
    making the
    decision
    Agree
    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
    Advises on a
    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision
    Ethan
    Developer
    Helen
    Developer
    William
    Designer
    Margaret
    Developer
    Anna
    Manager
    Charles
    Designer
    Arthur
    Designer
    Elizabeth
    Designer

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  35. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
    Consult
    Consults before
    making the
    decision
    Agree
    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
    Advises on a
    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision
    Ethan
    Developer
    Helen
    Developer
    William
    Designer
    Margaret
    Developer
    Anna
    Manager
    Charles
    Designer
    Arthur
    Designer
    Elizabeth
    Designer

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  36. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Collaboration Contracts

    CEO

    CFO

    CTO

    VP of Product

    Product/Project Manager

    Creative Director

    UX Researcher

    Content Strategist

    Designer

    Designer

    Engineer

    Intern/Assistant

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  37. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Explain
    Explains what
    they decide
    Consult
    Consults before
    making the
    decision
    Agree
    Agrees with
    others on a
    decision
    Advise
    Advises on a
    decision
    Inquire
    Inquires on a
    decision

    Identify a new brand color scheme and typeface

    Choose a guest speaker to address the company

    Wire frame the user interface of a new application

    Review the company’s mission statement

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  38. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Come Together

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  41. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    1 Demand Diversity
    2 Bring Ideas
    3 Set Responsibilities

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  42. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Alone we are
    smart, together
    we are brilliant.
    – Steven W. Anderson

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  43. Collaboration Practices @shayhowe
    Thank You!
    @shayhowe
    learn.shayhowe.com
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