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Case Study: Overloaders vs Slackers

Imagine two tribes, the first tribe is referred to by anthropologist as the Slackers .  The anthropologist refer to the other tribe as the Overloaders .  These anthropologist are a crafty bunch, they have devised various methods to study the tribes without the very observant members of the tribes realizing that they are the subjects of experiments.  In fact if we asked the astute tribal people if the anthropologist exist, the people would say no.  They would look at you funny and step away from you, giving you just a bit more personal space.  From the slightly safer distance the people may ask you, why would any tribe wish to have anthropologist.  What happiness could they bring to the tribe? Never-the-less, we know the anthropologist exist because we, dear reader, are pan-dimensional super intelligent creatures that do not live confined to the bounds of this page. These tribes collect berries of all types around their villages and transport thes...

Twitter - Dialogue on prerequisites for Collaboration

by   David Koontz 10 months ago Dialogue on Prerequisites for Collaboration A dialogue on Twitter platform for David's course in IDEO-University's Ideas to Action. An invation to join a Twitter dialogue on the aspects of collaboration. David A. Koontz @davidakoontz Who can help me this afternoon: I'm doing an IDEO-University course on Ideation and Action. 10 MONTHS AGO REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE David A. Koontz @davidakoontz Todays' assignment engage a group of people in brainstorming this activity: 10 MONTHS AGO David A. Koontz @davidakoontz Challenge - what has to happen before collaboration can occur in the workplace? What are some of the situational requirements, 10 MONTHS AGO David A. Koontz @davidakoontz Challenge - and some of the obvious warning signs that might show up when introducing a collaborative activity? 10 MONT...