Collaboration
Working together with an individual or group of people towards achieving a common goal by sharing ideas, skills and actions
Beliefs
Our required mindset about this value
We believe that collaboration is vital and that partnerships within and outside the Faculty – based on a cooperative spirit, respect and mutual trust – will allow us to achieve greater success.
Words
Examples of how we would express this value
It’s about building trust – those individuals most effective at building trust know how to understand and respect a variety of perspectives, manage priorities from everyone involved, and support everyone to meet expectations as a reliable member of the partnership.
Actions
Examples of our everyday behaviours that demonstrate how we actively live the value
- Contributing to an environment that supports creativity and innovation to produce stronger, mutually beneficial results.
- Establishing clear understanding of upfront roles, expectations and deliverables of all involved in the collaborative process.
- Putting the goals of the joint project first and actively looking for ways to help others to succeed.
- Using best management and communication practices to accelerate the level of teamwork among multiple individuals or work groups to accomplish a joint task or project.
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We want to hear from you. Every day faculty, staff, students and learners around the province are bringing our vision and values to life. Nominate a colleague to profile or share your story by email at communications.med@ubc.ca
Collaboration
A performance value:
working jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavour
Beliefs
Our required mindset about this value
We believe that collaboration is vital and that partnerships within and outside the Faculty – based on a cooperative spirit and mutual trust – will allow us to achieve greater success.
Words
Examples of how we would express this value
“Collaboration is all about trust – those individuals most effective at building trust know how to understand and respect a variety of perspectives, manage priorities from everyone involved, and support everyone to meet expectations as a reliable member of the partnership…”
Actions
Examples of our everyday behaviours that demonstrate how we actively live the value
- Creating an environment that supports creativity and innovation to produce stronger mutually beneficial results.
- Establishing clear upfront agreements on the roles, expectations and deliverables of all involved in the collaborative process.
- Putting the goals of the joint project ahead of personal needs and actively looking for ways to help others to succeed.
- Using best-in-class management and communication practices to accelerate the level of teamwork among multiple individuals or work groups to accomplish a joint task or project.
Share your Story
We want to hear from you. Every day faculty, staff, students and learners around the province are bringing our vision and values to life. Nominate a colleague to profile or share your story by email at communications.med@ubc.ca
Collaboration In Action
Pilot clinical trial in China to test UBC researcher’s findings as a targeted therapy for COVID-19
APN01, a drug made by Apeiron Biologics and developed based on the work of UBC’s Josef Penninger, is already shown to block viral spread in SARS.
New device identifies high-quality blood donors
Researchers tested stored red blood cells from eight different donors using a custom-made microfluidics device.