collaboration
Working together productively
Collaboration is working together toward a shared goal.
The word emphasizes joint effort and contribution: The project was a collaboration between three universities.
In creative fields, a collaboration typically means a work produced by two or more artists: Their collaboration resulted in a Grammy-winning album.
During wartime, collaboration takes on a darker sense—cooperating with enemy occupiers: accused of collaboration with the Nazis.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
planning · management · logistics · delegation · workflow · alignment · scheduling · facilitation
Formal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliateConnected member organization
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
merger · tie-up · association · federation · confederation · pact · treaty · accord
Shared writing credit
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- co-designShared development process
- co-productionCollaborative creation between parties
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
prototyping · composing · co-writing · jam session · ensemble · duet · co-creation · workshopping
Mutual enhancement through difference
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interplayReciprocal action between things
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
unity · cohesion · convergence · reciprocity · mutual benefit · cross-pollination · fusion · synthesis
Gathering input from masses
- wikiUser-editable web pages
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
shared document · coworking · Slack · groupware · version control · real-time editing · platform · forum
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
synchronization · planning · management · logistics · delegation · workflow · alignment · scheduling · facilitation · communication
alliance
Formal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliateConnected member organization
cooperation · merger · tie-up · association · federation · confederation · pact · treaty · accord · agreement
co-authorship
Shared writing credit
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- co-designShared development process
- co-productionCollaborative creation between parties
drafting · prototyping · composing · co-writing · jam session · ensemble · duet · co-creation · workshopping · iteration
complementarity
Mutual enhancement through difference
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interplayReciprocal action between things
synergy · unity · cohesion · convergence · reciprocity · mutual benefit · cross-pollination · fusion · synthesis · collective intelligence
crowdsourcing
Gathering input from masses
- wikiUser-editable web pages
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
shared document · cloud · coworking · Slack · groupware · version control · real-time editing · platform · forum · workspace
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- group participationteamwork, choir, orchestra, band, ensemble
- relationship skillsempathy, rapport, trust, cooperation, dialogue
- workplace culturework hours, teamwork, dress codes, leadership, meetings
- art commissionscommission, commissions, patronage, art patron, art funding
- business collaborationteamwork, partnership, joint venture, alliance, merger
collaborationconflict
Opposition between parties
opposition · antagonism · competition · rivalry · hostility
collaborationsolo work
Creation by one person
independence · going it alone · autonomy · self-reliance · unilateral action
collaborationresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defiance · opposition · rebellion · insurgency · noncompliance
- collaborative writingProducing text together
- collaborative learningShared knowledge-building among peers
- real-time collaborationSynchronized group work online
- musical collaborationShared creative music-making
- global collaborationJoint work across countries
- online collaborationJoint work via internet
collaborative, collaborating, collaborations, collaboratively, collaboratives, collaborationist, collaborativeness