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The book 'The DNA of Collaboration' by Chris Jones explores the critical need for effective collaboration in modern organizations, highlighting barriers and enablers that affect team dynamics. It presents a structured approach to enhancing collaboration through concepts such as messaging, relationship-building, and understanding flow, ultimately aiming to unlock insights and foster problem-solving in teams. By combining research with practical guidance, the book serves as a roadmap for organizations seeking to improve their collaborative practices.
![The DNA of Collaboration
Concept Framing [Part 1]
• Collaboration is needed in a wide variety of scenarios across teams,
organizations and social ecosystems, including:
– team building, solution design, strategy development and change
• Unpacking the DNA of collaboration brings focus to the core building blocks of
team learning, the skills needed to communicate and refine our ideas:
– mastering context, dealing with abstraction and a grappling with a variety of
organizational and team dynamics, including messaging, relationships and flow
• Four primary outcomes are possible:
– insight - raw material of new thinking
– ideas - insights evaluated in a variety of contexts
– solution models & paradigms - generalized design frameworks to address
multiple problems in different contexts
– solutions - specific ways to address a problem
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-4-320.jpg)
![The DNA of Collaboration
Messaging [Part 2]
• Many lack intention, the basic motivation that grounds our priorities,
behaviors and ability to collaborate
• Words matter deeply, because our language constrains what we can know; too
often we talk past each other, failing to communicate our ideas
• Using metaphor helps us understand and connect abstract subjects in
concrete ways, creating new common ground that helps us understand both
problems and solutions
• A story can communicate our broadest, most complex ideas, weaving
component thoughts and concepts into a fabric of understanding, helping our
listeners relate to our ideas often at deep, emotional levels
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-5-320.jpg)
![The DNA of Collaboration
Relationships [Part 3]
• Active listening is a critical starting point, allowing group stakeholders to be
present and open to input.
• Instincts and emotional triggers are driven by mental heuristics, impacting
our ability to think clearly when we most need it
• The complex forces of organizational culture can pose a dilemma, as
conflicting forces of creative learning and hierarchical control often confuse
stakeholders; what is acceptable behavior?
• We must understand the barriers of ego, power and control that often serve to
block collaborative efforts
• The trusting organization is grounded in integrity, respect and ultimately
focused on working together to achieve results
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-6-320.jpg)
![The DNA of Collaboration
Flow [Part 4]
• The space for collaboration acts like a canvas for the exchange of ideas;
collaboration requires a productive time and place
• Collaboration is done in teams, demanding the orchestrated interplay of many
roles that play to both the strengths and untapped potential of everyone
involved
• Leaders must be expert in orchestrating these team dynamics, with a balance
of affinity and diversity, adopting flexible, adaptive governance to guide
change amid complex interpersonal dynamics
• We must nurture common ground that allows a space for suspended
differences, affording time for strong relationships to grow
• Intentional collaboration requires a designed process where the synthesis of
takeaways is a critical, often neglected step
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-7-320.jpg)
![The DNA of Collaboration
Possibilities [Part 5]
• Seeking and measuring improvement in our learning capabilities is a
fundamental to long-term, sustainable success
• The practice of knowledge management must evolve from past efforts to
capture static knowledge to fostering the flow of insights
• Collaborators must explore and understand the frameworks for learning that
can lead us to critical thinking
• Beyond cause-and-effect thinking, organizational learning and culture change
requires that we embrace a complexity view
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-8-320.jpg)
![The DNA of Collaboration
A Reader’s Guide [help with navigation]
Reader groups: can unpack: Prolog Pt.1 Pt.2 Pt.3 Pt.4 Pt.5
Corporate employees,
Organization culture,
project managers & n n n n n
relationship & process
knowledge workers
Complex organizational
Executives dynamics & ways to drive n n n n
change
Small businesses,
Getting people working
non-profit organizations n n n
together
& community leaders
Change agents, HR/OD Achieving the learning
n n n n n n
specialists organization
Integrating collaboration
CIOs & IT staff n n n n
processes and tools
The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdna-slideshare-v2-120701174106-phpapp02/85/Cdna-slideshare-v2-10-320.jpg)
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- 1. The DNA of Collaboration Unlocking Insight & Intention in the 21st Century a book by Chris Jones @sourcepov ©2012 all rights reserved
- 2. The DNA of Collaboration • In today’s fast-paced world, we often lack the focus, intention and time needed to come together to collaborate – Under the best of conditions, it’s a difficult prospect – And it has become a critical gap … continued progress across social, commercial and public venues depends on our ability to work together • Collaboration is a choice, one that many tend not to make – We’ve all seen it work at one time or another … collaboration is possible – Yet our teams so often perform below their full potential and we’re at a loss to explain why – There’s a disconnect: why are smart people in public places now collaborating easily using social technologies, while people in most organizations struggle? • This book sets out to unpack and solve these challenges, developing a new blue print for the modern learning organization The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 3. The DNA of Collaboration Unlocking the Challenges Our research has surfaced many barriers & enablers that influence collaboration, the aspect of group dynamics that we define as solving problems in teams. We’ll unpack these elements as follows: • Part1: Concept Framing • Part2: Messaging • Part3: Relationships • Part4: Flow • Part5: Possibilities The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 4. The DNA of Collaboration Concept Framing [Part 1] • Collaboration is needed in a wide variety of scenarios across teams, organizations and social ecosystems, including: – team building, solution design, strategy development and change • Unpacking the DNA of collaboration brings focus to the core building blocks of team learning, the skills needed to communicate and refine our ideas: – mastering context, dealing with abstraction and a grappling with a variety of organizational and team dynamics, including messaging, relationships and flow • Four primary outcomes are possible: – insight - raw material of new thinking – ideas - insights evaluated in a variety of contexts – solution models & paradigms - generalized design frameworks to address multiple problems in different contexts – solutions - specific ways to address a problem The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 5. The DNA of Collaboration Messaging [Part 2] • Many lack intention, the basic motivation that grounds our priorities, behaviors and ability to collaborate • Words matter deeply, because our language constrains what we can know; too often we talk past each other, failing to communicate our ideas • Using metaphor helps us understand and connect abstract subjects in concrete ways, creating new common ground that helps us understand both problems and solutions • A story can communicate our broadest, most complex ideas, weaving component thoughts and concepts into a fabric of understanding, helping our listeners relate to our ideas often at deep, emotional levels The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 6. The DNA of Collaboration Relationships [Part 3] • Active listening is a critical starting point, allowing group stakeholders to be present and open to input. • Instincts and emotional triggers are driven by mental heuristics, impacting our ability to think clearly when we most need it • The complex forces of organizational culture can pose a dilemma, as conflicting forces of creative learning and hierarchical control often confuse stakeholders; what is acceptable behavior? • We must understand the barriers of ego, power and control that often serve to block collaborative efforts • The trusting organization is grounded in integrity, respect and ultimately focused on working together to achieve results The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 7. The DNA of Collaboration Flow [Part 4] • The space for collaboration acts like a canvas for the exchange of ideas; collaboration requires a productive time and place • Collaboration is done in teams, demanding the orchestrated interplay of many roles that play to both the strengths and untapped potential of everyone involved • Leaders must be expert in orchestrating these team dynamics, with a balance of affinity and diversity, adopting flexible, adaptive governance to guide change amid complex interpersonal dynamics • We must nurture common ground that allows a space for suspended differences, affording time for strong relationships to grow • Intentional collaboration requires a designed process where the synthesis of takeaways is a critical, often neglected step The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 8. The DNA of Collaboration Possibilities [Part 5] • Seeking and measuring improvement in our learning capabilities is a fundamental to long-term, sustainable success • The practice of knowledge management must evolve from past efforts to capture static knowledge to fostering the flow of insights • Collaborators must explore and understand the frameworks for learning that can lead us to critical thinking • Beyond cause-and-effect thinking, organizational learning and culture change requires that we embrace a complexity view The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 9. The DNA of Collaboration • Balancing rigor with accessibility, the book combines how-to guidance with research – synthesis and/or takeaway steps at the end of most chapters – over 30 charts, tables and process maps, many framed as reference models – list of metaphors used – includes extensive references, citations, a glossary and an index • With a collaborative design, the content will be extended using social media – Amazon - see “Look Inside” feature at http://amzn.to/cdnaK – Facebook page (coming soon) – Linked-in group (coming soon) – WordPress – all links available via “linkography” at http://bit.ly/cdnaL – Twitter - follow and engage with author @sourcepov, book updates @collabdna and the on-going conversation at hashtag #cdna The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 10. The DNA of Collaboration A Reader’s Guide [help with navigation] Reader groups: can unpack: Prolog Pt.1 Pt.2 Pt.3 Pt.4 Pt.5 Corporate employees, Organization culture, project managers & n n n n n relationship & process knowledge workers Complex organizational Executives dynamics & ways to drive n n n n change Small businesses, Getting people working non-profit organizations n n n together & community leaders Change agents, HR/OD Achieving the learning n n n n n n specialists organization Integrating collaboration CIOs & IT staff n n n n processes and tools The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group
- 11. The DNA of Collaboration Available now on Amazon Kindle http://amzn.to/cdnaK Coming soon in softcover, exclusively on Amazon Visit our home page http://collaborationdna.com The DNA of Collaboration ©2012 Chris Jones Published by Amberwood Media Group INITIAL eBook now available - released June 6, 2012 : ISBN10 : 0-9787566-2-2 Softcover coming soon : ISBN13 : 978-0-9787566-1-1