This document provides 7 tips for driving successful collaboration: 1) Find collaboration drivers like connecting geographies and increasing productivity. 2) Discover employee capabilities and train them on collaboration technologies. 3) Engage employees through online and offline dialogue around goals and ambitions. 4) Build communities to bring people together around shared passions and goals. 5) Persist with collaboration efforts and don't give up. 6) Negotiate information sharing agreements. 7) Find and reward champions to celebrate collaboration successes.