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Mobilize.org » Caught up in Kumbayah: Are There Limits to Collaboration? — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:18:02 +0000

[...] collaboration and consensus-finding leading to the dilution of any shred of creativity. In “Is Gen Y Teamwork Killing Creativity?,” blogger Rebecca Thorman argues that while there are many positive benefits of teamwork that [...]

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By: Mongo

Mongo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:47:40 +0000

Thank you for your great post! I think it’s important to realize that while all Millennials can be categorized into the single group by virtue of sharing all the same characteristics, such as wanting to succeed but not wanting to sacrifice our values, we are also the most diverse generation ever! I really believe that we are “the group that will bring people together to make things okay again” but will also “leave some solitary footprints on another path for future generations to follow.” Strong stuff! It really makes me think.

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Integrity Matters Everywhere at Personal PR — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:58:05 +0000

[...] of what it teaches me about things that are important to me. Work. Life. Leadership. Innovation. Collaboration. Integrity. Creativity. [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:35:10 +0000

I actually think teams are a catalyst for innovation. I rarely have any original ideas that didn’t get sparked from another concept/source.

I think where you run into trouble is having a “point person” in a Gen Y team. There tends to be “team leadership” mentality and sometimes that can shy away from taking personal responsibility.

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:41:46 +0000

I agree with Sam (and others here) that teamwork does not necessarily kill creativity – in fact, in can spawn new and exciting ideas that an individual working independently might not have come up with on his/her own. Different times call for different measures and methods. As Sam said, it does ‘depend’ and is about as far away from a useless argument as you can get.

By: Weekly Organisation wrap up : Gen Y Guide Sarah Newton

Weekly Organisation wrap up : Gen Y Guide Sarah Newton — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:36:33 +0000

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By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:30:07 +0000

> “provide a stable and predictable social world, to regulate our behavior with each other.”
That is an incredibly interesting point with lots of ramifications.

By: Kate Richardson

Kate Richardson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:59:33 +0000

One more thing, Gen Y is DEFINITELY not a generation of quiet opinions.

By: Kate Richardson

Kate Richardson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:58:52 +0000

Interesting post, although I’m not sure I agree that Gen Y will be our salvation because they are all about team work necessarily. I’ve never observed that myself or had people describe Gen Y in this way so it’s an interesting point.