CIRCLES OF COLLABORATION

Out-of-the-box

Collaboration is part of networking. When people with common interests get to know each other, they often choose to work together to form new business ventures, establish organizations and create alliances among their respective businesses. Collaboration helps networkers solve vexing problems, overcome their differences and reach for goals than transcend the capabilities of their organizations.

Based on out-of-the-box circumstances, collaboration often can't be planned in advance¾it's organic in nature and tends to cross boundaries. The desire to collaborate takes hold when people with the right networking soft skills find that their goals intersect. In essence, collaboration occurs among networkers who believe they stand a better chance of achieving their individual goals by working together. This is also of particular interest to organizations. Today, thanks to the Internet, cross-boundary collaboration is on the upswing. Business prognosticators in the media tell us that the next wave of enterprises will be based on collaborative models.

Harness the power

While many companies today realize that collaboration is key to their future success, few possess a formal relationship network of people with the soft skills and training required. The spontaneous nature of the collaborative process begs for an organized approach. The objective is to harness collaboration to mine opportunities that might otherwise be missed, especially those win-win situations that run across boundaries. Networkers who collaborate can help their organizations reach goals that are otherwise difficult or impractical to achieve.

CNOP is helping organization harness the power of networkers' collaboration. Our Circles of Collaboration encourage innate leaders to come together to practice and acquire collaboration skills, and apply them to achieve common goals. Individuals can create Circles of Collaboration for practically any purpose. Startups, for example, can collaborate with mentors, and with potential investors, customers, vendors and alliance partners.

A great many of today's enterprises were started or have benefited by collaboration among networkers. Circles of Collaboration help organizations acquire the skills needed and apply them to achieve objectives that are not easy to address through traditional communication channels.

To learn more about CNOP's Circles of Collaboration, please write to us.