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I’ve recently had the chance to use a collaboration skill that I treasure: one that I learned when I worked at Interaction Associates. It’s very simple, though not necessarily easy, especially for a conflict-avoidant person like me. The skill is to Ask or Say What’s Going On. Sometimes there’s a tension or feeling of discord in a one-to-one or group …
One area of collaboration involves knowing *where you are* in the decision making process. There are three distinct phases that lead to a decision: Opening, Narrowing (aka Evaluating), and Closing. Usually, partners will be better at one or another of these phases. In Opening, you are brainstorming, perhaps researching, thinking of all the things that could go into your project. …