In today’s interconnected world, more organizations are unleashing the creative and productive power of collaboration, but having access to and utilizing collaborative tools doesn’t necessarily mean an organization will immediately realize its benefits. Unless collaboration is a strategic priority, an organization may never fully unlock this practice’s potential. To incorporate collaboration into an organizational structure, there are some key thoughts to consider. First, collaboration won’t work unless there is first a desire to collaborate. This might seem simple, but if collaboration isn’t within a workforce's set of skills, how would they even know what they are missing out on? Leaders must create awareness that collaboration has benefits and engender the desire to collaborate within the workforce. Once this desire to collaborate has taken hold, however, it’s important to avoid too much collaboration. Groupthink, or the desire to get along, gets in the way of critical thinking. This notion has a tendency to kill alternative viewpoints that might be helpful. That's why it’s important to listen to everyone in a collaborative network and consider everyone’s opinions.