���Imagine! Collaboration ���

���Mary Talley���

TalleyPartners���Washington, D.C. ���

��� Collaborative Insights

SLA Annual Conference, Chicago

July 16, 2012

Collaboration?

Working together to achieve a

common outcome or goal

Join Forces

Welcome to The Age of Information Abundance

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...shift happens

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They don’t need us the same way

they used to

and They don’t always know what to ask

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What’s collaboration got to do with it?

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To get to this:

Relevant

Valued

Visible

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Do this:

Redefine roles

Change perceptions

Participate

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Think!

Expertise not Function

Value not Services

Whole not Part

Partner not Service Provider

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Participate!

Participation is a step towards collaboration

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If we don’t participate, someone else will provide the information

faster

...and, it will be good enough

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….as purposeful, sustained conversation

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…to expose skills and expertise

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…transforms relationships,

transforms roles

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Does it mean “embedding”?

Not necessarily

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It means building

relationships

credibility

trust

It’s not about technology

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because you may build it and they won’t come

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It’s about us

How do we get a seat at the table?

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Go where they are

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Find novel, creative approaches

Volunteer

Join projects

Go where they meet

Learn

Socialize

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Ask BIG questions

Actively listen

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NewRoles

Connect ideas

Connect people

Connect new knowledge

Facilitate innovation

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Mary Talley

marytalley@TalleyPartners.com

301-602-3657

www.linkedin/in/marytalley

Twitter: @talleymtg

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