English 1102
9-25-2013

The human race is a complex mix of people where no two people are exactly the same. Everyone’s brains have a different way of viewing and thinking about something. If we mix these different thoughts and viewpoints by forming large groups available for discussion, we can come up with something so much greater. Great ideas are a collaboration of good and bad ideas.
Apple Computer was a small business started by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 out of a small garage. They were very successful until the 1990’s when competition really stepped up and they saw a decrease in sales. In 2001 they introduced the IPod and have been successful since. This company is what he know as Apple Inc. This is a company that is now worth more than Exxon Mobil or Wal-Mart and has over 46,000 employees. This company would not be as successful as it is without the collaboration of Jobs and Wozniak’s ideas. They also had the help of society. By listening to their ideas and taking note of what they want, Apple is able to create top of line products. So while Apple products began with only two young boys with a dream, they have become successful with the help of hundreds of different ideas.
Collaboration is the act of joining together to make possible that which cannot be accomplished alone. There are many ways collaborating can be done. There are, however, a few important steps you should keep in mind when creating a collaboration group.
Have a clear goal in mind: Everyone in the group should know what they are collaborating ideas for. The idea of collaboration is to come up with something that you could not come up with alone and in order to do this people need to be involved and believe the goal is worthwhile. A goal can be anything you want to work towards. An example of one Apple would have is “how can they make their IPod’s more desirable to the public.”