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Breakout Name. Chair : David Fergusson Scribe : Alex Voss Attendees : Gillian, Neasan , Miro , Ian, Jits , Simon Purpose of breakout : 2 nd helping. Who/Why should collaborate? People who can find a mutual benefit, should aim for symmetry Looking for collaboration or being forced?
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Breakout Name Chair: David Fergusson Scribe: Alex Voss Attendees: Gillian, Neasan, Miro, Ian, Jits, Simon Purpose of breakout: 2nd helping
Who/Why should collaborate? • People who can find a mutual benefit, should aim for symmetry • Looking for collaboration or being forced? • Lack a skill • Lack a resource • Told to • Who is a good collaborator? Reputation • Groups that collaborate frequently are more successful – cf. mammals • Complimentarity and synergistic effects • Tendency towards specialisation? • Creating new niches – broad vs. specialist expertise • At what level to collaborate – only management vs. at the coal face
How? • Looking for symmetry in relationship • Don’t if it’s just because you’re forced / for £s • Make sure overheads are in relation to gains • Lean and light-weight • Work with people you know you can trust • Be prepared to ad hoc • Be prepared to formalise • Be aware of and manage risks • Appropriate step size – ramping up • ‘trust organisations’ – EGEE, CERN, EBI • Network • Make sure participants are aligned to goals of the project
What stops you? • Cost/time • Risks • Dependencies • Distrust, misunderstandings • Conflicting agendas • Differences in cultures • across nations • across disciplines • Funding – tiny grants • Redundancy – repetition • Time differences • Collaboration technologies • Lack of control vs. responsibility • Personalities – people • Authority vs. competence It’s about (managing)people!
Conclusions • BURP