Managing Complexity in Collaboration Demands Rigor

Collaboration is nothing new, as we know. Trends in collaboration are increasing its significance in organizations. This promise of collaboration is also creating significantly increased complexity. Such is the potential and “curse” of collaboration. We begin by outlining the trends propelling collaboration and the sources of complexity in collaboration. We then use our holistic 4 Ps Model of Effective Collaboration, to ensure that we address the challenge of managing complexity in collaboration holistically as well.

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Sources of Complexity in Collaboration

Updated on 25 December 2010 by Lokesh Datta

Despite its growing importance, we see a “collaboration gap” between the desired versus current state of collaboration in the enterprise. Managing complexity in collaboration to successful conclusions is a key to promoting a culture of collaboration in the enterprise. In this post, we identify the sources of complexity in collaboration using empirical evidence. The data used in this post comes from our primary research, Assessing the State of Collaboration: Return to Essentials.

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Collaboration isn’t what it used to be! Or, is it?

Updated on 26 May 2010 by Lokesh Datta

Updated on 01 June 2010 by Lokesh Datta

Updated on 25 December 2010 by Lokesh Datta

This a 3-part guest post for Managing the Work blog on managing complexity in collaboration. The first part deals with trends driving collaboration and sources of complexity in collaboration. Parts 2 and 3 offer practical advice on how to manage complexity. Using our 4 Ps Model for Effective Collaboration - Purpose, People, Process and Place - Part 2 addresses tips on Purpose and People, and Part 3 address tips on Process and Place.

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