Collaboration Works Best: Elephants Can Dance as James Belasco Says

Two decades ago, author James Belasco wrote a business best-seller “Teaching the Elephant to Dance.” It was all about helping companies and organizations to embrace change. If it were written today, it would be all about embracing change and how collaboration works in commerce.

Collaboration drives creativity because innovation always emerges from a series of sparks — never a single flash of insight.

Ken Sawyer

Before we continue, let me ask you a question.

Have you tried collaborative commerce design in your business? We would love to hear about your experiences. Would you do us a favor and post it in the comments section below? Be the one who starts a conversation.

In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, Bain & Co. partner Michael Mankins estimates that while a typical executive in the 1970s might have received 1,000 messages a year, that number has skyrocketed to more than 30,000 today and argues that we may “have reached the point of diminishing returns.”

I think just about everyone can see his point. Today, the number of meetings, emails, and IMs we receive can seem overwhelming and it’s increasingly hard to find uninterrupted quiet time to focus and concentrate. However, the nature of work…