Written by Jason
from Xara
Collaboration Benefits
‘Effective collaboration’ is a concept in business that is mentioned and focused on with such regularity that one
might be tempted to consider it as something of a buzz word. However, the reason for the inordinate focus on
this topic is the simple fact that it is one of the biggest factors to distinguish between successful and failed
enterprises. Sceptics may be tempted to ask ‘Well if it is so important, why isn’t everyone doing it?’ The
straightforward answer is that developing an internal business climate that is conducive to useful collaboration
is no mean feat.
However, technology has taken some steps towards helping to foster collaborative relationships. Aside from
now-standard tools such as video conferencing and desktop sharing, that are also a variety of
advanced collaboration tools, such as the recently created document creation tool Xara, that provide new ways
for creative collaboration to take place.
The benefits of collaboration within companies
As a business owner with a well functioning business model, you may be tempted to ask yourself, why bother?
If my business is already going strong, why rock the boat and risk putting time and effort into fostering a
climate of collaboration?
There is a huge range of clearly identified benefits associated with team collaboration that can take a business
from good to great in a very short period of time. Today I’m going to take you through a brief rundown of some
of the main ones.
Efficiency
Creative business collaboration provides companies with a variety of benefits that are not available when
working alone. By applying multiple perspectives to a task in real time, teams are able to generate new ideas
quickly and easily. These ideas can then be fleshed out using the other members of the team as a sounding
board. In essence, real-time online collaboration cuts out the delayed feedback loop, resulting in more fully
realized designs in a fraction of the time.
In addition, this kind of creative collaboration fosters an attitude of open communication, combating the
tendency to engage in silo thinking. It also encourages individual workers to ask for help when necessary and
share information and resources. The kinds of collaborative relationships forged in online editing platforms like
Xara Cloud can have knock-on effects and benefits throughout a company.
Mobility & Connectivity
As business models adapt to social changes and modern technologies, the section of your workforce that is
classed as mobile or work-from-home is only going to get bigger. Working from home has always posed a
challenge when it comes to real-time information exchange, but with online collaboration platforms, mobile
workers can converse, review and exchange ideas as easily as if they were in the office together. This also
provides new opportunities when it comes to forging an international team of creators, resulting in documents
and designs that are colored with and influenced by a wide range of cultural perspectives.
Skilling up and re-energising
Working together within a team has been shown to have a powerful effect on worker’s morale, well-being and
development. More and more research is showing that isolated work environments can have a negative impact
on mental health and wellbeing, while team-based interactions result in greater engagement, a greater sense
of achievement and cohesion within the company. In addition, combining individual skill sets and applying
them to a given project not only results in faster goal completion but also develops new modes of thinking and
problem solving within each member of the team. Again, it sounds like an old cliche but experience and
research has proven that an effective team is much more than the sum of its parts.
Educating employees about the company’s long-
term vision
In isolation, an erroneous belief about something non-essential to the day’s task (such as the long-term goals
and the general ethos of the company) can be allowed to persist in perpetuity. Within a team with effective
leadership in place, individuals can rapidly increase their awareness of what the broader aims of the company
are. This can help bring all their future activities into better alignment with those aims, even when working on
individual tasks in the future.
Xara Cloud a platform for teams to create,
collaborate and control content.
Create something amazing!
Read more stories
Written by Jason
from Xara
Collaboration
Benefits
‘Effective collaboration’ is a concept in
business that is mentioned and focused on
with such regularity that one might be
tempted to consider it as something of a buzz
word. However, the reason for the inordinate
focus on this topic is the simple fact that it is
one of the biggest factors to distinguish
between successful and failed enterprises.
Sceptics may be tempted to ask ‘Well if it is so
important, why isn’t everyone doing it?’ The
straightforward answer is that developing an
internal business climate that is conducive to
useful collaboration is no mean feat.
However, technology has taken some steps
towards helping to foster collaborative
relationships. Aside from now-standard tools
such as video conferencing and desktop
sharing, that are also a variety of
advanced collaboration tools, such as the
recently created document creation tool Xara,
that provide new ways for creative
collaboration to take place.
The benefits of
collaboration within
companies
As a business owner with a well functioning
business model, you may be tempted to ask
yourself, why bother? If my business is already
going strong, why rock the boat and risk
putting time and effort into fostering a climate
of collaboration?
There is a huge range of clearly identified
benefits associated with team collaboration
that can take a business from good to great in
a very short period of time. Today I’m going to
take you through a brief rundown of some of
the main ones.
Efficiency
Creative business collaboration provides
companies with a variety of benefits that are
not available when working alone. By applying
multiple perspectives to a task in real time,
teams are able to generate new ideas quickly
and easily. These ideas can then be fleshed
out using the other members of the team as a
sounding board. In essence, real-time online
collaboration cuts out the delayed feedback
loop, resulting in more fully realized designs in
a fraction of the time.
In addition, this kind of creative collaboration
fosters an attitude of open communication,
combating the tendency to engage in silo
thinking. It also encourages individual workers
to ask for help when necessary and share
information and resources. The kinds of
collaborative relationships forged in online
editing platforms like Xara Cloud can have
knock-on effects and benefits throughout a
company.
Mobility &
Connectivity
As business models adapt to social changes
and modern technologies, the section of your
workforce that is classed as mobile or work-
from-home is only going to get bigger.
Working from home has always posed a
challenge when it comes to real-time
information exchange, but with online
collaboration platforms, mobile workers can
converse, review and exchange ideas as easily
as if they were in the office together. This also
provides new opportunities when it comes to
forging an international team of creators,
resulting in documents and designs that are
colored with and influenced by a wide range of
cultural perspectives.
Skilling up and re-
energising
Working together within a team has been
shown to have a powerful effect on worker’s
morale, well-being and development. More
and more research is showing that isolated
work environments can have a negative
impact on mental health and wellbeing, while
team-based interactions result in greater
engagement, a greater sense of achievement
and cohesion within the company. In addition,
combining individual skill sets and applying
them to a given project not only results in
faster goal completion but also develops new
modes of thinking and problem solving within
each member of the team. Again, it sounds
like an old cliche but experience and research
has proven that an effective team is much
more than the sum of its parts.
Educating employees
about the company’s
long-term vision
In isolation, an erroneous belief about
something non-essential to the day’s task
(such as the long-term goals and the general
ethos of the company) can be allowed to
persist in perpetuity. Within a team with
effective leadership in place, individuals can
rapidly increase their awareness of what the
broader aims of the company are. This can
help bring all their future activities into better
alignment with those aims, even when
working on individual tasks in the future.
Xara Cloud a platform for teams to
create,
collaborate and control content.
Create something amazing!
Read more stories