VIRTUAL COLLABORATION:

BEST PRACTICES FOR

GLOBAL TEAMS

with Elana Yonah

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June 20, 2012

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Ashley Welch

Director, Client Solutions

Interaction Associates

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Logistics

Send your questions

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Questions

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• Co-founder, RISE

• Media Educator

• Executive Producer

• Social Entrepreneur

www.risebeyond.org

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What is RISE and what

are the roots of the

model?

Facilitates sharing of global best-practices

Enables individual leadership development

Facilitates global collaborations on global challenges

Develops peoples world centric perspectives

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We are aligned on

why we are together

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What are the challenges

in convening a virtual

group and how have you

addressed them?

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DON’T STAY TOGETHER

DON’T COLLABORATE WELL

DON’T SHOW UP

Invited to sign onto rules and rituals

Develop intimacy & trust

Develop personal interest and a purpose for coming together

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How do you build

alignment, intimacy

and trust in a virtual

environment?

What do you wish you had learned before

you were 18 that you know now?

Describe a challenging time and what you

learned from it.

Share when you were most

scared.

Share the happiest day of your life.

What would be the 3 things you would bring to an island knowing nothing about the

island?

BUILDING TRUST

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What are best

practices using

technology to support

virtual collaboration?

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VIDEO CONFERENCE

WHITE BOARD

SOCIAL NETWORK

DOCUMENT CURATION

FACILITATOR

QUESTIONS

WWW.RISEBEYOND.ORG

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Ashley Welch

Director, Client Solutions

Interaction Associates

awelch@interactionassociates.com

Thank You!

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