1. Imagine! Collaboration
Mary Talley
TalleyPartners
Washington, D.C.
Collaborative Insights
SLA Annual Conference, Chicago
July 16, 2012

2. Collaboration?
Working together to achieve a
common outcome or goal
Join Forces

3. Imagine! Collaboration
Welcome to The Age of Information
Abundance

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...shift happens

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They don t need us the same way
they used to
and
They don t always know what to ask

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What s collaboration got to do
with it?

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To get to this:
Relevant
Valued
Visible

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Do this:
Redefine roles
Change perceptions
Participate

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Think!
Expertise not Function
Value not Services
Whole not Part
Partner not Service Provider

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Participate!
Participation is a step towards
collaboration

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If we don t participate, someone
else will provide the information
faster
...and, it will be good enough

12. Imagine! Collaboration
….as purposeful, sustained
conversation

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…to expose skills and expertise

14. Imagine! Collaboration
…transforms relationships,
transforms roles

15. Imagine! Collaboration
Does it mean embedding”?
Not necessarily

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It means building
relationships
credibility
trust

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It’s not about technology

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because you may build it and
they won’t come

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It’s about us

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How do we get a seat at the table?

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Go where they are

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Find novel, creative approaches
Volunteer
Join projects
Go where they meet
Learn
Socialize

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Ask BIG questions
Actively listen

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NewRoles
Connect ideas
Connect people
Connect new knowledge
Facilitate innovation

25. Imagine! Collaboration
Mary Talley
marytalley@TalleyPartners.com
301-602-3657
www.linkedin/in/marytalley
Twitter: @talleymtg