Collaboration is the collective work of two or more individuals where the work is undertaken with a sense of shared purpose and direction, that is attentive and responsive to the environment.

A collaborative work system (CWS) is any organizational unit that emerges any time that collaboration takes place.

In most organizations collaborative work occurs naturally, but ill-defined rules and the absence of group procedures tend to create barriers to collaboration. The result is a loss of decision-making quality and wasted time. Well designed collaborative working environments not only overcome these natural barriers to communication, they establish a cooperative work culture that becomes an integral part of the genetic structure of the organization.

Our sharp focus on cooperative learning increases and improves the collaborative capabilities of any type of organization. Combined with appropriate group support technology, these capabilities can become a unique competitive advantage that you can use internally or extend to your customers.