The essential ingredients of collaboration

Roy Soliman, Robin Braun, Simeon Simoff

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Abstract

We propose there are eight essential ingredients for collaboration, regardless of any underlying technology - including face-to-face environments. These ingredients are: two or more people; shared space; time; a common objective; focus on the objective; common language; knowledge in the area of the objective; and interaction. These ingredients are useful for identifying aspects for improvement in both collaboration technology and human collaboration processes. Based on these essential ingredients glimpses of future technology can be seen.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems
Pages366-373
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems - Saint Louis, MO, United States
Duration: 15 May 200520 May 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems
Volume2005

Conference

Conference2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySaint Louis, MO
Period15/05/0520/05/05

Keywords

  • Collaboration
  • CSCW
  • Essential ingredients
  • Evaluation
  • Framework
  • Model

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