Groundswell | Lessons and Questions from New News Collaborations ::every convergence has a leader::

It seems contradictory to the idea of collaborations, but every successful collaboration – whether it was a one-to-one partnership or a project involving 15 different newsrooms, benefited from a clear understanding of who the buckstopper was. For some, this meant having one project lead, for others it meant having a clear understand of who was the point person at each partner newsroom. Interestingly, in most cases this person was most important, not as a decision makers, but as a facilitator. They helped manage communications, ensuring everyone was on the same page, tracking the various distinct pieces of work, mediating and predicting conflicts, etc…