INLS 180 Day 22 Notes
Main Points
Collaboration an important
skill
Interpersonal dynamics/skills
will continue to be valued (for jobs)
Collaboration may take more
total time but yield more long-term quality
Collaboration is about
sharing action, coordination about facilitating action
Questions
Is collaboration superior to
coordination (efficiency, effectiveness)?
Can collaboration be forced?
How to balance the need to
distinguish oneself and be an effective collaborator?
Has technology made
collaboration more important? [complexity]
What jobs/tasks are better
done independently and which collaboratively?
Are there optimal group sizes
for collaboration?
Is collaboration inherently
two way but coordination one way/top down?
Can role playing really teach
social skills? Can those skills be
taught? [an actor’s mask eventually becomes her face]
How can collaboration improve
customer service/reference?
Is not all collaboration
artificial? [consider stone age hunting parties, work
differentiation]
How do collaborations in
academia begin?
2. Discuss
Ackerman & Malone
Moorhead et al.
Catherine, Maureen, Kristen,
Craig, Becca, Courtney
Robin,
Scott, Cynthia, Allison,
Marisa, Tim
AJ, Jeff, John, Jane,
3. One-minute paper
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class
with today?