tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607379440893153094.post8374231658034503154..comments2020-03-10T03:07:45.880-07:00Comments on Wide Pipe: Collaboration - Focus 15 Minutes on New Tools@GoForJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966315891151437371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607379440893153094.post-39076917414554254422011-09-21T23:06:51.331-07:002011-09-21T23:06:51.331-07:00Excellent idea, Chris! I've discovered the val...Excellent idea, Chris! I've discovered the value of many of the tools above while on the phone with at least one other team member walking me through it. I think an important consideration is to standardize, but also remain agnostic to a certain degree. All the tools have their advantages and limitations, but that shouldn't keep a team from committing to a standard for each application.@GoForJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966315891151437371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607379440893153094.post-37506237236806380242011-09-21T20:13:59.803-07:002011-09-21T20:13:59.803-07:00Once you have taken 15 minutes and convinced yours...Once you have taken 15 minutes and convinced yourself that a particular tool adds value, then you face another challenge, which is to convince your team to adopt it. <br />My team spends a lot of time (in traditional meetings) _talking_ about how we might implement, for example, a video conferencing solution. We talk ("we gotta start using vc!"). We agree to do more research ("You take Webex, I'll take GoToMeeting"). And then...we continue to have traditional meetings. <br />So perhaps a modified approach would be for a team to commit the first 15 minutes of their traditional donuts-and-coffee meeting to evaluating one collaboration solution, as a team. This could make the task less onerous for the technically trepidatious, and lead to a more complete commitment to the solution.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893436700922567217noreply@blogger.com