Thursday, May 29, 2014

Collaboration in the Workplace


Collaborative mechanisms can be used in a variety of ways in the workplace: to problem solve and trouble shoot, to share resources and information office-to-office, department-to-department, or program-to-program. But more important, to create an environment of learning at work.  Sometimes the business of fulfilling our missions can become more automatic than visionary.

            Perhaps at a staff meeting:

1.     Start by one staff person presenting a problem, a scenario, or a question

2.     Other staff members offer constructive questions, feedback and perspectives

3.     Document any new logistics, procedures/protocol, ideas and solutions

4.     Revisit this issue at the next gathering of the group [staff meeting]. What did staff learn about this process? What did they learn ab out each other?

Keep it going awhile and then take the litmus test of the group … keep going? Or was it deemed a better idea than practice.