Af: Morten Caspersen

Morten Caspersen — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:33:58 +0000

Just read an excellent blog by Harold Jarche on the difference between collaborative and cooperative work. http://jarche.com/2015/08/cooperation-for-the-network-era/ He defines the terms like this: “collaboration happens around some kind of plan or structure, while cooperation presumes the freedom of individuals to join and participate.”
We tend to extol the cooperative as modern, cutting-edge and perhaps even politically correct, but the collaborative has — as Jarche points out — its strengths. Perhaps we sometimes get stuck in the mud when it comes to network created courses because we rely on the cooperative approach. I think a central question for the future will be how we can stay creative as we collaborate on creating courses. Perhaps the trick is to generate ideas and collect content cooperatively and then turn ideas and content into courses in a collaborative work mode?

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Af: Morten Caspersen