The Energy Equation by Greg Baker

Author:Greg Baker
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119638735
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2019-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

The Collaboration Dynamic

The energy flow of collaboration is essentially a self‐adjusting system that can work to our advantage or disadvantage, depending on the nature of the interactions. It turns out that what is being adjusted within that system, the thing that can breathe life, creativity, and power into the collaboration, is shared space. This is not theory. The presence of shared space is something we have all felt and experienced. Consider this scenario:

You are meeting with a colleague to discuss an important business problem and work out a solution. The conversation is going well. You seem to have common ground and goals. You're working together toward those goals. It seems easy. You feel a connection and a camaraderie. You get the desired results—or even better!

This is shared space in action. The more it is present during an interaction, the easier things seem to go, and the better the outcome. Shared space is an energy, and therefore it is invisible to most people. However, its effects can be seen and felt, and we are all capable of creating it through our positive interactions. We are also capable of eroding shared space and creating conflict through our negative interactions. Our goal then is to have more of the positive and less of the negative.

To do that, it is important to understand the system within which collaboration works so we can ultimately grow shared space and promote more effective collaborations. We call this system the Collaboration Dynamic. Figure 5.1 illustrates the Collaboration Dynamic at work.

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