Collaboration or Project?
April 16, 2007
I have been musing about what we call collaborations and what we call projects. I am working with Janine to move our Mini-Jazz connections forward. We connected in January and had these great ideas about projects and then some of the projects did not move forward, so what is the difference between a collaboration and a project? Is there a difference? Should we even take the time to discuss it?
Collaboration
- Work together to negotiate time and date that is mutually acceptable to both parties.
- Share in idea and adjust as necessary.
- Share with leadership and organization.
- Develop on-going relationship.
- No egos…good listening…sharing
Examples: 100th day of school, Read Around the Planet, Down in the Deep, Hong Kong Connections
Project
- Set dates and times.
- Often moderated to support newbies.
- Pre-defined support materials available online.
- Has a central person coordinating and mediating any issues.
Examples: Monster Match, Bluebonnet Conference, Holidays Around the World, ASK Programs,
Whatever you call it, make sure that you have that full email signature to facilitate written communications.
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