Cooperation can be a painful exercise that is experienced as waste of time without much output. From time to time, however, we all experience vibrant cooperations with incredible energy and impact. Lynda Gratton would call them “Hot Spots”:

• How can “Hot Spots” be identified and further developed?
• What makes a fruitful cooperation?
• How can we use the energy and innovation from vibrant cooperations for the wider organization?
• How do virtual teams share and search for knowledge within and across its boundaries?
• What makes cross-boundary cooperations a fruitful resource for innovation?
• How can we assess the impact and energy of cooperative settings?
• And how can we cooperate for innovation?

These are some of the key questions we try to attack in our projects, publications and university-industry partnerships.

Explore the CLIC knowledge base on cooperation, where we provide

• Easy-to-read abstracts, executive briefing notes, up-to-date case studies, and selected presentations and management summaries.
• In-depth explanations of some key concepts in current working papers, reflective journal articles and enlightning books.
• Links to carefully selected homepages in the field.

Experience our current CLIC projects in the field of cooperation, e.g.

• Identifying the Cooperation Advantage
• Knowing and Learning in Virtual Teams
• Cooperation in Open Environments
• Bridging Business-University Collaborations

Engage in creating the future of cooperation! We offer a range of engagement options:

• Are you ready to cooperate for innovation? Explore and compare your cooperation ability

• Are you ready for open innovation? Assess your openness factor and find the right balance within the openness-closedness-challenge

• Where are the hot spots in your organization? Join Lynda Gratton’s advice and discover how hot spots can energize your company