h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/bryn_s/5606110558
Collaboration	
  Hacks.
Let’s	
  do	
  great	
  together.
Johanna	
  Kollmann ~ @johannakoll
WebVisions	
  Barcelona,	
  2013
Collaboration	
  
“to	
  work	
  together	
  especially	
  in	
  some	
  literary,	
  
artistic,	
  or	
  scienti5ic	
  undertaking;
to	
  work	
  jointly	
  with	
  others	
  or	
  together	
  
especially	
  in	
  an	
  intellectual	
  endeavour.”
Webster’s	
  New	
  World	
  Dictionary	
  for	
  the	
  American	
  Language;	
  Merriam	
  Webster	
  Online	
  Dictionary.
Space	
  &	
  Context
Skills	
  &	
  Toolkit
Purpose	
  &	
  Values
Space	
  &	
  Context
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/chiperoni/2687643183/
Space	
  is	
  the	
  body	
  language	
  of	
  a	
  team.
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/sibertekt/357691235/
Objective:	
  Participation
We	
  found	
  that	
  even	
  the	
  slightest	
  attention	
  
towards	
  posture	
  -­‐	
  standing	
  versus	
  sitting	
  -­‐	
  
for	
  example,	
  can	
  greatly	
  amplify	
  the	
  
potential	
  of	
  design	
  collaboration.
~	
  Scott	
  Doorley	
  &	
  Scott	
  Witthoft
Make	
  Space:	
  How	
  to	
  Set	
  the	
  Stage	
  for	
  Creative	
  Collaboration	
  (2012)
The	
  Power	
  of	
  Perching
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/rerun/4665727183/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bisonblog/3312119959/
Objective:	
  Re5lection
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/ihatemornings/5435456115/
The	
  Power	
  of	
  the	
  Camp5ire
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiban/7012611863/
Objective:	
  Sharing
The	
  Power	
  of	
  Putting	
  Things	
  in	
  People’s	
  Way
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelwinch/6412700227/
Objective:	
  Release
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/46145831@N00/399171479/
Skills	
  &	
  Toolkit
How	
  many	
  four-­‐sided	
  shapes	
  (squares	
  and	
  rectangles)
do	
  you	
  see	
  in	
  this	
  diagram?
In	
  each	
  sequence,	
  replace	
  the	
  X	
  with	
  the	
  unique	
  number
	
  that	
  makes	
  the	
  sequence	
  logically	
  consistent.
Sequence	
  1:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  4	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  9	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  16	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  X	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  36
Sequence	
  2:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  2	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  3	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  5	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  X	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  13
Sequence	
  3:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  2	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  6	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  X	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1806
How	
  many	
  four-­‐sided	
  shapes	
  (squares	
  and	
  rectangles)
do	
  you	
  see	
  in	
  this	
  diagram?
1 2
3
4 5
6
7
8 9
In	
  each	
  sequence,	
  replace	
  the	
  X	
  with	
  the	
  unique	
  number
	
  that	
  makes	
  the	
  sequence	
  logically	
  consistent.
Sequence	
  1:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  4	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  9	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  16	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  x	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  36
Sequence	
  2:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  2	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  3	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  5	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  x	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  13
Sequence	
  3:	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  2	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  6	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  x	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  1806
25
8
42
Intelligence	
  has	
  two	
  parts:	
  
crystalized	
  intelligence	
  describing	
  
domain	
  knowledge,	
  and	
  
5luid	
  intelligence,	
  which	
  is	
  the	
  ability	
  to	
  
identify	
  patterns	
  and	
  solve	
  problems.
~	
  Jonah	
  Lehrer
A	
  person’s	
  ability	
  to	
  contribute	
  improves	
  
if	
  she	
  can	
  see	
  a	
  problem	
  in	
  multiple	
  ways	
  
and	
  if	
  she	
  can	
  apply	
  diverse	
  heuristics.
~	
  Scott	
  Page
The	
  Difference:	
  How	
  the	
  Power	
  of	
  Diversity	
  Creates	
  Better	
  Groups,	
  Firms,	
  Schools,	
  And	
  Societies	
  (2007)
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/hannahdonovan/5900445189/
Experience	
  Map	
  by	
  Chris	
  Risdon,	
  from	
  h"p://adapPvepath.com/ideas/the-­‐anatomy-­‐of-­‐an-­‐experience-­‐map
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/lizhenry/2051224366/
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/menlopics/3928252631/
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/45581782@N00/8035308650/
Purpose	
  &	
  Values
Give	
  people	
  something	
  to	
  care	
  about	
  
more	
  than	
  themselves.
Values	
  
represent	
  our	
  guiding	
  principles:	
  
our	
  broadest	
  motivations,	
  in5luencing	
  
the	
  attitudes	
  we	
  hold	
  and	
  how	
  we	
  act.
The	
  Common	
  Cause	
  Handbook	
  (2011).	
  www.valuesandframes.org
Adapted	
  from	
  The	
  Common	
  Cause	
  Handbook	
  (2011).	
  www.valuesandframes.org
Intrinsic	
  values Extrinsic	
  values
inherently	
  rewarding	
  to	
  pursue centred	
  on	
  external	
  approval	
  or	
  rewards
Affiliation	
  to	
  family	
  and	
  friends
Connection	
  with	
  nature
Concern	
  for	
  others
Social	
  justice
Creativity
Wealth
Material	
  success
Concern	
  about	
  image
Social	
  status
Prestige
Social	
  power
Authority
“Hell	
  is	
  other	
  people.”
h"p://www.flickr.com/photos/bryn_s/5605349451/
Resources	
  +	
  write-­‐up:	
  	
  usandthemachines.com
Walk	
  and	
  talk	
  with	
  me:	
  	
  ohours.org/johannakoll

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