Collaboration can be the key to effective use of our time, resources and effort. For creating successful collaborative environment, we must keep the following principles in mind:

Do we have a shared goal?
Do we know who’s who?
Do we build status based on our actions?
Do we agree that our behavior can be regulated according to our shared values?
Are we interacting in a shared space that is appropriate to our goals?
Can we relate to each other in smaller numbers?
Do we have easy ways to share ideas and information?
Do we know who belongs and who doesn’t?
Can we trade knowledge, support, ideas?
Can we easily indicate our opinions and preferences?
Can we track our evolution?