Collaborating on Vision

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1. COLLABORATING
   Collaborating on Vision
   Deciding what to do together, together.
   Steve Smith • @orderedlist
   

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2. Let’s talk about WHY vision
   needs collaboration.
   

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3. WHY?
   People on a team have areas of
   expertise.
   

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4. WHY?
   People on a team have areas of
   responsibility.
   

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5. WHY?
   But, the idea and the project
   belong to everybody.
   

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6. WHY?
   Your coworkers deserve to
   feel empowered.
   

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7. WHY?
   Everyone needs to know what
   why they’re building.
   

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8. WHY?
   Spirit vs. the letter of the law.
   

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9. WHY?
   After all, our work is intended
   for people.
   

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10. WHY?
    We use the term audience.
    

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11. WHY?
    If we have an audience, our
    work is a performance.
    

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12. WHY?
    Like music, our work is more
    than just notes and words.
    

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13. WHY?
    A good performance needs
    soul and emotion.
    

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14. WHY?
    It requires understanding, not
    just knowing the song.
    

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15. WHY?
    Our work is the performance of
    an idea, a collaboration on
    a purpose.
    

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16. WHY?
    Knowing why is empowering
    It gives a collective sense of direction
    

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17. WHY?
    Quality is everyones job
    Understand the purpose to judge quality
    

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18. WHY?
    Empowered people care
    They make things better
    

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19. Great, but HOW do we do it?
    

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20. HOW?
    Talk to each other. All the time.
    

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21. HOW?
    Brainstorming is different
    than collaboration.
    

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22. HOW?
    Brainstorming is working on
    a problem.
    

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23. HOW?
    Brainstorming can
    happen organically.
    

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24. HOW?
    Collaboration is working on
    a solution.
    

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25. HOW?
    Collaboration must
    happen intentionally.
    

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26. HOW?
    Collaborate over a proposed
    solution, not a vague idea.
    

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27. HOW?
    Favor text over voice for
    making decisions.
    

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28. HOW?
    Keep a record of how you made
    the decision.
    

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29. HOW?
    Allow everyone to participate
    in refining an idea.
    

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30. HOW?
    That does not mean it’s a
    free-for-all.
    

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31. HOW?
    Respect your
    teammates experience.
    

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32. HOW?
    Respect your
    teammates voice.
    

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33. HOW?
    Respect your teammates.
    

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34. HOW?
    Ask the right questions.
    

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35. HOW?
    Why are we doing it this way?
    BAD
    

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36. HOW?
    Why are we doing it this way?
    GOOD
    

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37. HOW?
    Allow the idea to evolve.
    

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38. HOW?
    Allow initial assumptions to be
    proven incorrect.
    

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39. HOW?
    Allow yourself to be wrong.
    It’s OK. I promise.
    

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40. HOW?
    What’s that process look like?
    

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41. HOW?
    At GitHub, it’s
    constantly changing
    

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42. HOW?
    For initial conversations, we
    use Pull Requests
    

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43. HOW?
    

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44. HOW?
    

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45. HOW?
    

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46. HOW?
    But in reality, use what
    works for you
    

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47. HOW?
    Communicate with people
    Mind your words, they are important
    

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48. HOW?
    Document your decisions
    People need context
    

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49. HOW?
    Be flexible
    Adapt the idea as you work and learn
    

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50. HOW?
    Encourage real feedback
    Let others make your work better
    

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51. Together we can make
    GREAT things.
    Thank you!
    

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