Collaboration… what is it? Creative vision can be a singular art? Each of us are individualistic in our thoughts and who we are, it’s just how we are made? If you wiki “collaboration” it begins with “is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals”. Id say a fair assessment of the definition, but I begin to laugh as I write due to the fact that the definition seems to not take into account all the individualistic angles that will come into play as people begin to try and “\kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt\”. Whats my point you ask? Producer! (period). This is a large part of your job. A producer is a part of a team of an initiative/project that has many stakeholders with angles with many different agendas and perspectives, luckily I have over a decade of experience to drive me to solve issues towards a common goal. The key word here is common goal and this is what the producer needs to focus on throughout the project to keep the momentum going, you (Producer) must wear every hat in the process if needed, even cry with the “very frustrated” at times to keep the peace, all with the goal of maintaining that momentum to keep the project on track so the PM will stay in a pleasant mood. ( ; I have a saying or lets say I don’t say it as much as I think it… I like to approach any situation as a Producer as “clay”, then mold myself to the situation to be sure to be a team player looking for a solution from the problems perspective, sometimes I cant find that perfect mold being clay, so we re-convene as a “TEAM” from Jr. PM to Group Creative Director, everyone… and we work together as a team we…”\kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt\”. Producer… you are the “oil” that keeps the many cogs turning in the very intricate mechanism that will create awarding work, or in the least a happy paying client that will pay again and again (smil’n at cha), Producer you are also the “glue” that holds this very diverse team of geniuse together to bring the project to the projected creative vision, development criteria, time line and budget.
Just my two cents.
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