Collaboration services such as teamware, instant messaging, and Web conferencing have the potential to generate vast operational efficiencies for most businesses by driving down coordination costs.

"I like working face-to-face with the design team and the director before the final tech rehearsal. There's something to be said for a designer getting together with the director to have a drink and ...

This action collaborative was established under the auspices of the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development to help frame, map, and synergize activities across the biomedical innovation ecosystem.

On the very first day of my very first real job, the most senior editor of the journal-publishing company that hired me took me to a huge flowchart pinned on a wall. "Here's how an article goes from ...

Much of scientific collaboration involves transactional interactions, in which researchers simply exchange technologies or techniques, with no real sharing of knowledge. For example, Geoffrey Harris, ...

Collaboration is appealing in concept but challenging in practice. While extensive resources—including ones from the Community Tool Box, The Intersector Project, and NewNetworkLeader.org—exist online ...

Collaboration strategies are shifting from a focus on tools to an eye on improving process performance. Improving work practices within business processes requires collaboration "in context" while ...

Value stream map vs. process map, which is better for you? As with many tools and methods in Six Sigma, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to mapping things out. Both of these tools have ...

Process mapping is a vital technique for visualizing and understanding business processes. It allows you to outline each step involved in a workflow, effectively transforming the invisible into the ...

Healthcare design is a complicated, iterative process of back-and-forth communication between stakeholders and the design team. The first step is understanding the purpose of the building or space to ...