Mastering Collaboration by Gretchen Anderson

Author:Gretchen Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2018-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

Keep Objectives Visible, and Revisit Them Periodically

Objectives need to be actively maintained, and can’t be taken for granted after you’ve learned something new. “You have to actively question your starting point,” Michael Sippey says, “because the context changes, and too often we leave that unsaid.” He uses the stated objectives and assumptions as a touchstone, and takes time to make sure they are shared and understood by everyone who wants to participate.

Keep objectives visible, perhaps posted in the working space, and refer back to them at the start and end of sessions working together. As the group internalizes their objective, they can use it to provide focus and urgency when the going gets tough, or to inspire ideas and critique rather than always starting from a blank slate. Over time, objectives can shift, especially as assumptions are tested and the team learns more. Take time at the beginning of every cycle of exploration to use what you’ve learned to refine the team’s direction. And be sure to always take stakeholders, and any others who aren’t fully immersed in the effort, through the evolving objectives to ground them and provide the needed context for decisions and feedback.

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