The Tribe Report 9. The Collaboration Issue | Page 21
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CREATE A COLLABORATION EXPERIENCE
Kick off your collaboration initiative in a big way with a conference-style event for
all employees. Engage them with exhibits filled with past collaboration successes,
relevant speakers and workshop-style breakout sessions. This is a go-big-or-gohome approach to collaboration, but if executed correctly, it can make a big impact
with employees and jump-start a collaboration culture at your organization.
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If one of your main goals for collaborating is to increase innovation, crowdsource
innovation software may be the key to your collaborative conundrum. See
Toolbox on page 18 for more on crowdsourcing systems. This software provides a
methodology whereby employees can post ideas and receive feedback and votes
from employees in other areas of the company. Platforms like Jive and Brightidea
also provide a great platform for enabling employees’ ideas to be heard and vetted
through other employees across the organization.
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INNOVATE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
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YOU DEAL, I’LL SHUFFLE
Collaboration cards are ideal for quick and easy tips to get the teamwork
flowing. As one of our favorite low-tech solutions, cards serve as a great tool for
brainstorming, capturing ideas or even building a plan. Tribe often creates custom
card decks unique to an individual company’s culture. In fact, we’ve included a free
sample of collaboration cards as a special insert at page 11.
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CREATE YOUR OWN ONLINE COLLABORATION HUB
Arm your employees with intuitive tools that are accessible from anywhere.
Downloadable PDF templates for collaboration are a quick, easy and cost-effective
way to reach employees at all levels. Templates, hosted on your intranet, can
include tip sheets with suggestions for how to brainstorm, worksheets and
information on idea generation techniques. Tribe would also recommend a special
leadership section for managers with tools on how to lead collaborative efforts
with their individual teams.
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TEAMWORK, A LA CARTE
Getting employees into the collaboration zone has never been easier. Enter the
Collaboration Tool Cart. As a treasure trove of creative innovation tools on wheels,
this cart can be filled with everything your employees will need for a successful
collaboration session. From pencils and markers to brainstorming maps to thought
starters, this cart is a simple conference room addition for infinite ideas.
TAKEAWAY
+ This Tribe Takeaway is one you can literally take with you. The insert at page 11 can be trimmed
into a dozen sample cards of a collaboration deck to kick off your next brainstorming session.
Some are just warm-up exercises while others will help generate ideas.
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