You can then operationalize the plans with a collaborative platform so that all team members can participate in the process.

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The collaborative platform is already being used for films Shrek 2, due out in May, and Shark Tale, expected this fall.

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The Reinvent Payphones Demo Day occurred last night at Quirky, a social product development company that brings new product ideas to life through its online collaborative platform.

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One example is Stylyt, a collaborative commerce platform that lets consumers play fashion designer.

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IPBES-1 also requested UNESCO, UNEP, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish an institutional link with the Platform through a collaborative partnership arrangement for the work of IPBES and its Secretariat.

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Use social technologies, such as your corporate wiki, your internal chat platform, or any other collaborative engine to get conversations and ideas flowing.

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It has created an online platform that allows companies to setup focus groups by leveraging collaborative technologies and databases of consumers.

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Not having to worry about which discipline gets a share of the budget, it creates a better collaborative environment, and media agnostic approach with no bias as to which media platform is most appropriate for brand solution.

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