Design Thought Leader

May 31, 2011

Comic Actress Amy Poehler on Collaboration: “What I have discovered is this: You can’t do it alone. … As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people’s ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life. No one is here today because they did it on their own … You’re all here today because someone gave you strength. Helped you. Held you in the palm of their hand. God, Allah, Buddha, Gaga—whomever you pray to.”

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Source: “You Can’t Do It Alone” at Harvard Magazine

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Labels: Collaboration

November 25, 2009

Like I said before, make sure that you are communicating in a constructive way, and understand that collaborating consists of a lot of give and take. While your final idea may not be exactly how you initially conceived of it, most of the time your ideas will come out better because of the back and forth. Two heads are definitely better than one!