Google, Collaboration, & Education
Great things are accomplished by teams of people working in concert. How do you teach collaboration? Google interviewed high school teachers & principals to find out how they teach collaboration using Google Docs. Lessons learned here might apply in the workplace.
See how Google Docs enhances the educational experience in this 4-minute video.
From the Classroom to the Boardroom
We can see how students can learn collaboration with the right electronic tools. Now, how do we use these techniques in the professional world?
- Proposals. Does it really make sense to email draft proposals back and forth between engineering, production, and marketing? Why not pull everyone together on one document?
- Design Specs. Many minds, working together, can accomplish more and they can correct each others mistakes.
- Financial Analysis. One team member understands leasing. Others understand customer markets overseas, legal issues, and logistics. Pool their expertise into one very powerful spreadsheet model that each team member can update at will, 24 × 7, from anywhere on the planet.
The Future of Collaboration
One powerful quote from a student: “Instead of bothering about emailing documents back and forth, I just save it in Google Docs and I’m good to go in Hong Kong, India, wherever I am.” These young people are already thinking globally! What brainstorms are they likely to unleash?