Digital Insights

Hello again,I have found myself thinking a lot about working with others recently. Digital requires us to do that a lot. We work with designers, developers, marketers, researchers, copywriters, and countless other stakeholders.We need the expertise of each to deliver effective websites and digital services. However, balancing those many voices can be challenging and being heard even tougher.Each stakeholder approaches projects with their unique perspective and personality. So it is unsurprising that this can lead to conflict and some voices being drowned out, resulting in simmering resentment.Yet the alternative is not particularly attractive either. Organizations that prioritize consensus do so at the risk of reducing progress to a snail's pace, nobody taking responsibility, and solutions being watered down to the point they please nobody.My Three Techniques to Working With OthersSo how do we run collaborative, cross-disciplinary digital projects without them either grinding to a halt from too many opinions