From the course: Creating a Culture of Collaboration

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Share work in progress

Share work in progress

From the course: Creating a Culture of Collaboration

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Share work in progress

- Research from McKinsey has found that organizations can help boost productivity by as much as 25% simply by improving internal collaboration. Pixar, the animation studio, already knows this. It believes so strongly in collaboration that it redesigned its headquarters to compel interactions all over the company between team members. From the bathrooms to the cafeteria, people are constantly forced out of their silos by design. Beyond the architecture, Pixar is known for a culture where sharing works in progress is the norm. Is it humbling? Yep. Is it valuable? Absolutely. And Pixar has a dozen plus Academy Awards to prove it. To help people get in the habit of collaborating early and often we use a technique called Sharing Works in Progress. It's designed to make us feel less possessive of our ideas and to leverage the expertise of others. Start by dividing the room into teams. Provide a flip chart and a bunch of…

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