Let's talk about Collaboration Debt
summary
The talk introduces the concept of "Collaboration Debt," comparing it to technical debt and explaining how poor relationships, unclear communication and missing agreements accumulate costs for teams. It presents a formal equation for Collaboration Debt, explores the mechanisms that generate it, its consequences for meetings and team dynamics, and practical ways to reduce or prevent it.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 6:07What is collaboration debt
- 10:43Four components
- 16:45Handling in practice
- 21:03Measuring and changing
- 24:22Summary
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