Working with others has never been easier – or harder.
With more and more online collaboration tools people can share ideas and resources across platforms, but as people become busier and spread across countries face-to-face time for collaboration becomes harder and it becomes forgotten.
This practical workshop helps participants navigate the different options and build a collaboration strategy that ensures it becomes the starting point for any project.
Learning objectives
- Understand the different collaboration methods and their application
- Know how to collaborate effectively with others
- Have developed strategies for better collaboration using tried-and-tested tools
- Identify the best approach to collaboration on different projects
Webinar outline
Designed as a highly interactive 90-minute webinar.
1. Welcome, agenda and introduction to collaboration tools
- Welcome, introduction to the system, agenda and personal objectives using ‘chat’
- Collaboration is defined
2. Building a collaborative team
- Five keys to building collaborative teams: Set common goals, communicate clear expectations, promote inclusivity and involvement (in decisions), communicate openly and regularly, focus on member strengths and use them
- Participants work through each step defining what they will do differently back in the office to help build a more collaborative team.
3. Identifying the best approach
- Not every team or project is the same
- It’s likely that each time a new project or team is established it will need a different balance of cohesion
- At the beginning of any project, the best approach to collaboration needs to be identified and a plan put in place to achieve it
4. Tools to make collaborating easier
- Introduction to some available tools to support collaboration in modern work environments
- How each of the tools can be utilised, their pro’s and con’s
- Self-reflection: which tools do I need and why?
- A look at which tool might best suit each participant
5. Action plans and next steps
- Participants reflect on their next steps and how they will implement their learning in the workplace
- Each person makes a commitment for what they will do differently in a group whiteboard which can be circulated to participants following the session as a reminder of their actions
