A recent study by Deloitte Access Economics on behalf of Google, paints an amazing picture about collaboration. The report is another in a string of research findings that raises a really interesting question: Which businesses are going to maintain relevance in five years’ time? This period, Deloitte says, […]
Did you know that there is a law that prohibits collaboration? Specifically, in the USA there is a law governing state elections that prohibits collaboration between candidates and independent groups. Also, a recent Deloitte report indicates that collaboration already adds $A46 billion to the Australian economy. People now […]
Over the past two weeks, since LEGO announced its intention to not renew its current partnership contract/arrangement with Shell, there has been a lot of discussion about the outcome. The long standing collaboration ended as a result of a very clever social media campaign by Greenpeace which claims […]
Collaboration as a strategy delivers different results in different settings. In some industries and disciplines it is almost indispensable, while in others it can still be a tough nut to crack. One of the emerging areas, which in my view will become one of the most dominant in […]
A recent survey by Forrester Consulting focused on an attempt to quantify the value of creativity in business. As an intangible, creativity is notoriously hard to measure in economic terms. However, the results of the survey showed that the six out of ten companies that foster creativity achieved […]
No doubt the biggest collaboration news this week was the ending of one of the longest corporate collaborations between LEGO and Shell. I for one am not too surprised given the range of factors involved. It seems the sentiment of the collaboration has not kept up with […]
Writing about collaboration is always exciting. The ever expanding topic is full of angles to which I can dedicate time and energy. Inspiration comes from constant observation and study of the environment in which I find myself. This time I was inspired by an inflight magazine of Air […]
In our workplaces there are times when we wish to be heard; times when our concerns should matter and we just hope that the boss will take on board seriously. It turns out that one of the concerns that many share is related to collaboration; or to be […]
In his opening chapter of An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, David Hume points out that one cannot win an argument against someone who defends an opinion in which they do not believe. In other words, if a person engages in a discussion for any reason other […]
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