Often the promise of increased connectivity and collaboration through use of technology has not yet yielded significant benefit. Even with incredible technologies so readily available, efforts by teams, learning communities, communities of practice and others to work effectively at a distance frequently falls far short of their promise. Many times collaborators think all they need to do is choose a technology and begin. Little or no thought is given to creating the conditions for collaboration and colleagueship.

We have learned that it is critical to begin with social processes of collaboration and integrate that social formation process with the technology being used. Berkana designed NewWorkSpaces to address just these issues. NewWorkSpaces offers a well conceived methodology which guides collaboration at a distance and provides a superior online collaboration software.

It will help you:

• Learn how to make better use of communications technology to build effective collaboration at a distance and better group processes to support sound in-person collaboration.
• Increase capacity to handle the complexity of day-to-day organizational life without resorting to bureaucratic controls and so-called efficiency measures that deaden people in the organization.
• Deepen both your own internal understanding of your work and mission and your capacity to communicate with others.