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The Collaborative Team Dynamic

2019-07-25T11:50:00-04:00

Collaboration is one of the cornerstones of any great project. As we explore the dynamics of teamwork, workplace relations, and the creative process, it seems reasonable to dive deeper into a study of collaboration. While multi-dimensional, the act of working with other people presents many interesting points of discussion. We can look at how one should lead a team or even investigate the intricacies of its hierarchy and structure. This piece will focus more on the different personalities most teams will inevitably have to deal with. And more specifically, how the uniqueness of each member can contribute to the larger goals of the group. Learning to work with people who have different ideas, styles, ways of looking at things, and approaches can be an invaluable asset in creative work. Let’s investigate some ways how.

Steve Jobs and The Collaborative Framework

2019-05-16T12:01:00-04:00

Collaboration is one of those things we, as architects and designers, embrace quite openly. "Two heads are better than one," the saying goes, and it is indeed a true statement. Any significant project, invention, or innovation was likely done in a collaborative setting. And even on a personal level, we find ourselves coming to the most profound discoveries in our interactions with other people. It's in our social settings that ideas begin to materialize. Rarely, do we find the lone creator composing a masterpiece on his own. While the inspiration might come to the individual, it is with the group that it is developed. Architecture is a practice that is almost dysfunctional without collaboration. Here we'll look at the impact of conversations and how a simple chat with a colleague can turn a small thought into a big idea.