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Collaboration : an european definition

Intention to contribute to the common good and awareness that others may have different cultural affiliations, backgrounds, beliefs, values, opinions or personal circumstances. Individuals need to learn not only to cope with diversity but also to take advantage from it by collaborating and creating synergies.

 

Understanding the importance of trust, respect for human dignity and equality, coping with conflicts and negotiating disagreements to build and sustain fair and respectful relationships. To cope with conflicts, individuals need to learn how to gather and exchange information to identify underlying problems, look for alternatives, evaluate their implications and be open about one’s preference to select solutions.

Fair sharing of tasks, resources and responsibility within a group taking into account its specific aim; eliciting the expression of different views and  adopting a systemic approach. The greater the capacity of the group’s members of understanding others’ feelings and perspectives is, the greater the group’s collective intelligence and its capacity to successfully accomplish tasks will be.


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