The awesome folks at bNet.com, the go-to-place for management advice, recently introduced the power of whiteboarding as a simple strategy tool.
If you are like me, you have had your share and more of PowerPoint presentations. I was at a recent six-day seminar and probably saw at least 15; and I was involved in creating five!
Whiteboarding [...]
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Posted in Collaborations, Web Technology on Mar 29th, 2007
Many people collaborate on projects via e-mail. But e-mail threads can be cumbersome, attached documents can get lost, and who has the latest version anyway? Wikis solve all that by allowing everyone who has access to a page to read and change it. Check out this 3-minute video explanation provided by BNet here.
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Posted in Collaborations on Mar 21st, 2007
A pivotal study by the Independent Sector of key national leaders identified the following factors in successful multi-sector collaborations.
A common goal;
A convener;
A structure to organize and manage the core talents of each participant;
Awareness of the geological dimensions: national, state, and local instructions working on global, regional, or neighborhood problems;
Effective managing agent;
Periodic assessment for establishing accountability [...]
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Posted in Collaborations on Nov 6th, 2006
As an Independent Sector report points out, collaboration between businesses, nonprofits, and government will be successful when:
Trust exists among partners and everyone is working for a common cause.
There is a shared vision and a clear aim for a joint working arrangement.
There is a commitment among partners to make a difference.
All partners integrate expertise, ideas and [...]
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