Mastering the Art of Creative Collaboration (Businessweek Books)

Creative collaboration involves thinking and working together with people who have different views and perspectives so as to come up with breakthrough solutions. This book focuses on the creative uses of collaboration and explains how to view collaboration from varying points of view. In This Ground Breaking Work On Human Behavior, Robert Hargrove, Takes A Bold Stance In Forging Not Just A New Concept In Management, But A New Phase Of Human Development That Propels The Human Spirit Into Action And Creates Limitless New Possibilities. Reaching Beyond The Notion Of Traditional Cooperation And Teamwork, Creative Collaboration Maximizes The Talents And Diversity Of The Group. Rather Than Sacrificing Individuality, Creative Collaboration Mingles Each Individual Spirit And Perspective With That Of Others To Reach Shared Goals, Solve Complex Problems, And Generate Creative Breakthroughs. While Hargrove's Broad View Of Creative Collaboration Requires A Profound Shift In The Way People Think And Interact, He Also Offers A Simple But Powerful Recipe To Introduce Creative Collaboration Into Any Group Environment. Ch. 1. Creative Collaboration: An Idea Whose Time Has Come -- Interlude: The Mars Pathfinder Mission -- Ch. 2. How To Become A Collaborative Person -- Interlude: Passionate Diplomacy In The Middle East -- Ch. 3. The Building Blocks Of Creative Collaboration -- Interlude: The Future Of The Firm -- Ch. 4. Close Encounters Of The Creative Kind: Launching Your Collaboration -- Interlude: Joan Holmes And The Hunger Project -- Ch. 5. It Happens In Conversations: An Introduction -- Ch. 6. The Five Phases Of A Collaborative Conversation -- Ch. 7. Coaching, Practical Applications, And Tools Of Creative Collaboration -- Epilogue: The Sounding Of The Tone -- Afterword: The 21st Century -- When Geniuses Collide. Robert Hargrove. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 237-242) And Index. Soundview Best Book List Urges the use of creative collaboration to maximize the talents and specialties of diverse people to reach shared goals and solve problems