Collaborative Writing & Teamwork

This video focuses on collaborative writing, and the teamwork it takes to do it well. It is useful for professionals and students who write together. It covers Collaborative Writing, The Human Element, Staying Organized, The Written Plan, and Effective Technology. Cog’s Ladder – Stages of Team Development and Disney’s Blue Sky Brainstorming are discussed. There is a checklist at the end useful for team evaluations. The author and narrator was formerly a team-building consultant, and is now a professor at the University of Hawaii who has experience managing large grant teams. Thank you to Amy Hubbard, Ph.D. who allowed me to use her Team Checklist. Table of Contents: 00:04 - Intro 00:14 - Team Traits 01:58 - Agenda 02:07 - Collaborative Writing 02:24 - The Human Element 02:37 - Cog's Ladder - Stages of Team Development 03:47 - Communication 05:35 - Disney’s Blue Sky Brainstorming 06:29 - Abandon Your Ego! 06:47 - Define Roles 07:48 - Stay Organized 09:35 - Have a written plan 10:18 - Effective Technology 11:11 - Team Checklist 14:43 - References