collaboratives
Groups working together
Collaboratives are organizations or initiatives formed by multiple parties working together toward shared goals.
The term typically appears in nonprofit, educational, or community contexts: The regional health collaborative coordinates services across five counties.
Unlike partnerships or coalitions, collaboratives emphasize ongoing cooperation rather than temporary alliances.
Member-owned collective enterprises
- collectivesGroups acting unitedly
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- joint venturesShared business undertakings
- consortiumsCooperative business groups
alliances · coalitions · federations · worker-owned · co-ops · credit unions · housing associations · community organizations
Joint value development
- ensemble workUnified group performance
- art collectivesOrganizations of collaborating creators
- film crewsOn-set technical personnel
- creative commonsShared works anyone uses
Group-edited web pages
- real-time editingInstant synchronized document changes
- version controlTracks changes to files
- project managementOverseeing work toward goals
- Google DocsWeb-based text editor
cooperatives
Member-owned collective enterprises
- collectivesGroups acting unitedly
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- joint venturesShared business undertakings
consortiums · alliances · coalitions · federations · worker-owned · co-ops · credit unions · housing associations · community organizations · buying clubs
co-creation
Joint value development
- ensemble workUnified group performance
- art collectivesOrganizations of collaborating creators
- film crewsOn-set technical personnel
creative commons · remix culture · hackathons · jam sessions · workshops
wikis
Group-edited web pages
- real-time editingInstant synchronized document changes
- version controlTracks changes to files
- project managementOverseeing work toward goals
collaborativescompetitions
Events deciding winners
rivalries · contests · antagonisms · conflicts · oppositions
- collaborative writingProducing text together
- collaborative learningShared knowledge-building among peers
- collaborative workCreation by multiple contributors
- collaborative toolsSoftware for team coordination
- collaborative projectWork done together
- collaborative editingSimultaneous multi-user text work