Collaboration

Collaboration

Book cover of "Our Best Work" by Nilofer Merchant, featuring a torn paper design that reveals the subtitle: "Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms That Limit Us." Perfect for anyone seeking to do their best work.
To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
Jim Belushi, wearing a cowboy hat, sits outdoors on a bench surrounded by large jars of green plant material, with a river and trees in the background.
The actor, comedian, and marijuana cultivator on collaboration, success, and overcoming nerves — in business and life.
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AI will shape the future of work, but human leadership will decide whether that future is good — and happiness should be the touchstone.
A colorful silhouette of a person sits at a desk, using a computer with a monitor displaying horizontal static lines—an image inspired by the innovative creativity of Jeff DeGraff.
AI may be rewriting “how” we work — but not “why” we work. And this has profound implications for leadership.
Three people sit on chairs against a grid background, each framed by a colored rectangle—blue, purple, and red—engaged in conversation or discussion.
Practical lessons from a year of building leadership frameworks, programs, and partnerships.
Three hands, each in different colors and styles, stack on top of each other over a red, chart-patterned cutout against a gray grid background, reflecting the spirit of collaboration seen in current leadership development trends.
What 158 L&D leaders told us about the future of leadership development.
Book cover titled "The Bonfire Moment" with a diagonal gradient line, inspired by Bob Taylor’s collaborative spirit, and text: "Bring Your Team Together To Solve The Hardest Problems Startups Face" by Martin Gonzalez & Josh Yellin.
Tech legend Bob Taylor — a pioneer of the computing revolution — figured out the genius of framing two types of disagreement.
A historical illustration shows a crowd gathered outdoors, with a separate close-up of hands sorting through documents at a desk.
Governance scholar and University of Pittsburgh professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ph.D. on the forces that decide whether conflicted nations unify or unravel.
John Templeton Foundation
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In most organizations, contradictions are treated as problems to be fixed. But what if they’re actually the point?
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How to foster a workplace environment where employees want to be present, rather than feel forced to be there.
A minimalist drawing of a duck outlined in white against a gradient background, with an orange star shape marking the eye, invites you to question your perception.
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
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Over the first half of 2025, the US has cut science as never before. This disaster for American science may be a gift to the rest of the world.
Book cover with a blue background titled "Brand Global, Adapt Local: How to Build Brand Value Across Cultures" by Katherine Melchior Ray with Nataly Kelly, featuring insights on cultural intelligence, set on an orange background.
To be culturally intelligent, you must be curious and open-minded — and the benefits can be transformative.
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Snorre Kjesbu — SVP & GM of Cisco’s Employee Experience group — has a bold vision for the future of human interaction.
Three colorful ropes tied in knots against a light blue background symbolize workplace friction.
Psychologist Bob Sutton encourages leaders and teams to identify the different forms of friction — and reclaim time that would be lost to organizational drag.
A green football field features Sweden's flag on the left half. A hand, embodying Swedish pragmatics, draws an upward zigzag line with chalk across both halves, resembling a stock market chart.
Stockholm has been called a “unicorn factory” for its success with new businesses. A unique connection with sports philosophy helps explain why.
Rebuilding the NFL franchise in the early 2020s echoed the corporate overhauls that had transformed Boeing and Ford.
Red ants on green leaves with purple abstract shapes and squares in the background, symbolizing how AI for stronger teams can create a vibrant, interconnected ecosystem.
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank highlights an AI-powered pathway towards more productive and more creative teams.
A man and woman stand by a wooden fence. The man leans on the fence, smiling, while the woman, focused on better productivity, holds a sickle and looks at him, wearing a headdress and shawl.
Do you always act professionally in the workplace? Depends what you mean by "professional."
An open book reveals a black and white portrait of a person on the left page, embodying shared leadership, while the right page showcases a sketch of ducks, harmoniously set against a light green background.
In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
A book open to a black and white photo of a steaming mug on the left page and a detailed, artistic portrait of an elderly person on the right page, capturing a sense of rival camaraderie through the contrasting images.
Why Bob Stiller — founder and former CEO of billion-dollar beverage company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters — believes shared learnings are a win-win.
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Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory recently created the heaviest exotic antimatter hypernucleus ever observed.
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Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
A glowing light bulb is in the center of the image, surrounded by various mathematical formulas and equations on a blue background.
Why dispelling the notion that it's all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
A person with curly hair, reminiscent of Jesse Eisenberg's style, wearing a dark long-sleeve shirt and jeans, sits on a chair against a plain white background.
A-list lessons for better work-life collaboration — direct from the movie set.
Krishna is framed by two speech bubbles, set against a textured yellow and blue background, symbolizing the integration of new wave chatbots.
Our relationship with chatbots is undergoing a sea change — here’s how the transformation will most affect you and your team.
A grayscale image of a man inside a black frame with yellow, gray, and black geometric patterns in the background, subtly illustrating collaborative team skills.
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank outlines a strategy for balancing collaboration with healthy competition.
A sailboat with a red sail navigates through icy waters surrounded by large icebergs under a full moon.
Lynda Gratton, a professor of management practice at the London Business School, explains how business leaders can navigate a future in constant flux.
A Venn diagram depicts the overlapping groups of Nordic countries, Scandinavia, Danish Realm, Baltoscandia, Finno-Ugric, Baltic countries, and Balts, with the flags of respective countries.
Because of their large and unfriendly neighbor to the east, the Baltics would rather be Scandinavian.
Two people shaking hands, with one wearing a suit. The image is overlaid with red and white floral patterns, symbolizing radical respect.
No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.