All six dimensions of collaborationIndividual

    Individual Collaboration

    How well do I collaborate?

    Individual Collaboration is the foundation of all collaboration.

    It concerns the behaviours, mindsets and capabilities that enable people to work effectively with others.

    Collaboration ultimately begins with the choices and behaviours of individuals.

    Every larger scale of collaboration ultimately rests on how individuals choose to show up.

    What shapes collaboration here

    • Trust
    • Empathy
    • Perspective-taking
    • Listening
    • Communication
    • Reciprocity
    • Openness
    • Curiosity
    • Reliability
    • Willingness to contribute
    PlanetarySystemIndustryOrganisationTeam

    An expanding boundary of collaboration

    The dimensions are nested, but they are not independent. System collaboration still depends on people being able to build trust. Industry collaboration still depends on organisations working across boundaries. Planetary collaboration ultimately depends on millions of individuals, teams and institutions learning to collaborate more effectively.

    • Individual I collaborate.
    • Team We collaborate.
    • Organisation Our organisation collaborates.
    • Industry Our industry collaborates.
    • System We collaborate across boundaries.
    • Planetary We collaborate for the whole.