INNOVATIONS IN APPROACHES TO TEAM COLLABORATION

The purpose of this paper is to describe how new technologies can change approaches to team collaboration within a company, how they can provide new working conditions and create modern communication environment. New approaches to the team collaboration are described on the historical background of groupware development. Innovations in the team collaboration, which new information technologies bring, are presented on the example of IBM Connections product. The paper emphasizes the significance of knowledge sharing in linked network environment and necessary changes in the mentality of people who become its creators.