When your organization adopts a collaboration platform, you quickly learn that some of your co-workers are uh ... well ... special. They just don't work the same way you do, and now these differences are both apparent and transparent. Who ARE these people? Meet the 9 Types of Collaborators, from the Stealth Ninja who lurks in the background to the Socialite who posts a new status update 15 times per day. Isaac Garcia, collaboration expert and CEO of Central Desktop, moderates a lively, interactive discussion. Joining him are: * Jenn DePauw, Senior Director of Operations at The1stMovement digital communications agency * Alan Bush, Client Services Representative at Central Desktop They provide: * Brief overview of all 9 types of collaborators * Interactive quiz to help you identify your own collaboration type * Words of wisdom from leaders of collaboration deployments.

1. Collaboration Insights
Twitter Hashtag: #9collaborators

2. Collaboration Insights webinars
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3. Brought to you by Central Desktop
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4. Agenda
Webinar introduction 5 minutes
9 Types of Collaborators 40 minutes
• Collaboration is about people
• People are crazy
• Here’s how to survive & thrive
Q&A session 15 minutes

5. Learn from survivors + thrivers
COLLABORATION INDUSTRY DIGITAL AGENCY COLLABORATION INDUSTRY
Isaac Garcia Jenn DePauw Alan Bush
CEO Sr. Director of Operations Client Services Rep
Central Desktop The1stMovement LLC Central Desktop

6. How to ask questions
• During webinar, use
Questions box
• Formal Q&A will
follow presentation

7. 9 Types of Collaborators
Why collaboration brings
out personality

8. It’s all about people

9. Styles for every medium

10. Mediums intersect

11. Who ARE these people?

12. 9 Types of Collaborators
Power Users

13. The Ringleader
Good behavior
Begins discussions,
gets people fired up
Caution
Can create information
overload

14. The Expert
Good behavior
Champion, thinks up
creative ways to use
the system and
streamline processes
Caution
Makes mere mortals
feel stupid

15. The Socialite
Good behavior
Social maven who ropes
in many users and uses
system heavily
Caution
Shares, shares and
overshares

16. 9 Types of Collaborators
Reluctant Users

17. The Siloist
Good behavior
Shares “complete” work
Caution
Hoards information,
can lose files, weak
ties to other teams

18. The Dinosaur
Good behavior
Demands ease of use,
which benefits all users
Caution
Requires lots of hand-
holding, keeps tribal
knowledge in head

19. The Skeptic
Good behavior
Brings up legitimate
pain points
Caution
“Why? Why? Why?”
never ends

20. 9 Types of Collaborators
Purpose-Driven Users

21. The Executive
Good behavior
Makes decisions and
provides feedback quickly
Caution
Not deeply involved in
day-to-day collaboration

22. The Stealth Ninja
Good behavior
Knows everything
that’s going on
Caution
Shares unsolicited opinions,
may ruffle feathers

23. The Taskmaster
Good behavior
Keeps projects on schedule
and enforces accountability
Caution
Can be overbearing

24. So, what type are you?

25. Here’s who we are
Isaac Garcia Jenn DePauw Alan Bush

26. Still not sure?
http://go.centraldesktop.com/quiz-9-collaborators

27. Comments? Questions?
COLLABORATION INDUSTRY DIGITAL AGENCY COLLABORATION INDUSTRY
Isaac Garcia Jenn DePauw Alan Bush
CEO Sr. Director of Operations Client Services Rep
Central Desktop The1stMovement LLC Central Desktop
LinkedIn: isaacgarcia LinkedIn: jenniferdepauw LinkedIn: adbush
Twitter: @isaacgarcia Twitter: @adjenn Twitter: @alanbush