collaborative
Done as partners
Collaborative describes work done jointly with others, emphasizing cooperation over individual effort: a collaborative project between three universities, The album was a collaborative effort.
The word often signals shared credit and mutual contribution.
As a noun, a collaborative is an organization structured around group effort rather than hierarchy.
Shared between parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- participativeInvolving active engagement
- inclusiveCovering all members
egalitarian · democratic · supportive · complementary · symbiotic · interdependent · collegial · convivial
Collaborative business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliateConnected member organization
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
liaison · sponsorship · stakeholder · co-founder · co-author · co-production · memorandum · agreement
Unified group or outfit
- jam sessionInformal improvisational music gathering
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- duetPiece for two
- co-writingShared authorship of work
workshop · collective · mural · collage · remix · mashup · open source · crowdsourcing
Organized cooperative movement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- groupworkCollaborative task completion
- team-buildingFostering group cohesion
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
delegation · consensus · cohesion · interdependence · communication · dynamics · roles · trust
mutual
Shared between parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- participativeInvolving active engagement
inclusive · egalitarian · democratic · supportive · complementary · symbiotic · interdependent · collegial · convivial · harmonious
joint venture
Collaborative business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- affiliateConnected member organization
strategic · liaison · sponsorship · stakeholder · co-founder · co-author · co-production · memorandum · agreement · contract
ensemble
Unified group or outfit
- jam sessionInformal improvisational music gathering
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- duetPiece for two
co-writing · workshop · collective · mural · collage · remix · mashup · open source · crowdsourcing · hackathon
coordination
Organized cooperative movement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- groupworkCollaborative task completion
- team-buildingFostering group cohesion
brainstorming · delegation · consensus · cohesion · interdependence · communication · dynamics · roles · trust · unity
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- workspaceDesignated area for tasks
- documentsFormal written records
- editingRefining content for clarity
platform · real-time · shared drive · versioning · sync · Dropbox · Slack · Trello · Figma · GitHub
- collaborationsjoint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces, co-authorship
- resume buzzwordsleadership, teamwork, communication, experience, problem-solving
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- cooperativecooperative, teamwork, team play, group work, sharing
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
- work styleshierarchical, agile, flexible, structured, centralized
collaborativesolo
Performance by one
individual · solitary · independent · single-handed · lone
collaborativecompetitive
Driven by rivalry
adversarial · antagonistic · combative · uncooperative · rivalrous
collaborativeunilateral
Affecting one side only
autocratic · dictatorial · top-down · authoritarian · one-sided
- 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
collaboration, collaborating, collaborations, collaboratively, collaboratives, collaborativeness