collaborativeness

Working well together

Collaborativeness is the quality of being inclined to work with others toward shared goals.

It suggests openness to input, willingness to compromise, and valuing group effort over individual achievement: Her collaborativeness made her an ideal team leader.

The word is common in workplace and educational contexts where cooperation is prized.

cooperation

coordination

Organized cooperative movement

teamwork · partnership · reciprocity · mutuality · consensus · accord · concert · unison · interplay · helpfulness

spirit

camaraderie

Goodwill among companions

rapport · trust · openness · inclusiveness · collegiality · goodwill · bonding · cohesion · unity · supportiveness

synergy

complementarity

Mutual enhancement through difference

convergence · synthesis · fusion · blending · meshing · interlocking · symbiosis · coalescence · interoperability · cross-pollination

Opposites
social orientation in work/achievement

collaborativenessindividualism

Doctrine of personal independence

independence · self-reliance · autonomy · solo work · self-sufficiency

interpersonal stance

collaborativenesscompetitiveness

Drive to outperform others

uncooperativeness · antagonism · obstructiveness · rivalry · cutthroat mentality

social openness vs. insularity

collaborativenessexclusivity

State of being limited

secrecy · territoriality · protectionism · standoffishness · aloofness

Family

labor, elaborate, laboratory, collaborate, collaboration, collaborator, collaborative, collaborating, collaborated

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G