ACMS Faculty Collaboration

A structured, recursive process where two or more people work together toward a common goal—typically an intellectual endeavor^{[1] [2]} that is creative in nature^[3]—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus. Collaboration does not require leadership and can even bring better results through decentralization and egalitarianism.^[4] In particular, teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources.^[5]

Structured methods of collaboration encourage introspection of behavior and communication.^[4] These methods specifically aim to increase the success of teams as they engage in collaborative problem solving. Forms, rubrics, charts and graphs are useful in these situations to objectively document personal traits with the goal of improving performance in current and future projects.

From Wikipedia, accessed 10/22/2007.