The Art of Collaboration

It’s helpful to understand that everyone involved in a collaborative effort brings to the table his or her own experiences and desires that have crafted who they are as a person. That often means each person will see different ways to accomplish the tasks at hand.

If you’re doing your part in the collaborative process, you recognize that there can easily be more than one way to get the job done and that your approach is just one of those ways. What happens in many collaborative efforts is someone tries to force others to see or do what he wants. You cannot force anyone to do anything. In other words, the desire for change must be there before change can happen. If the desire is not present, change will not take place.