Learn how to work collaboratively on line

Conversation is the core business process in a collaborative and one monthly meeting is not often enough time for the necessary conversations to take place   Often when a collaborative gets going on its action plan there are so many activities underway that they cannot all be addressed in one monthly meeting. Technology now provides ways to bring members up to speed on activities and facilitate work and decision making in between meetings. Learn to use technology to structure progressive conversations that lead to action.

Online collaboration software is available to facilitate the ongoing activities for your collaborative and Joan Roberts Consulting can help you manage the development of an intranet for your group. Use the intranet to create private cyber space to store your group’s memory including:

Learn how to host on line discussions, take issue polls of your membership and keep decision making and work rolling between monthly face to face meetings.  Learn practical techniques to immediately improve your virtual meeting management and virtual meeting etiquette. Learn how to build trust on line, and develop electronic facilitation skills to help co-ordinate work, support individuals, resolve conflict, enable teamwork, and communicate effectively online.