Everybody knows, academically, that we are all stuck in our silos. But in practice it’s hard for people to stretch themselves beyond their accustomed roles. Collaboration is an act of courage: I need to be strong in my identity, but also be very open to what others have to bring. It’s a state of being that culturally we identify more as weakness than as strength. So it needs to overcome some of the cultural tendencies of success.
Words are cheap. Everybody can say collaboration; the hard work is making it actually work in reality.
- Milenko Matanovic (PopTech 2011) on how to collaborate more effectively (via poptech)
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