One of the things people find most valuable about our Building a Collaborative Workplace workshop is that it gives them a good solid understanding of what makes collaboration possible and some practical ideas on getting started.

Most people are web 2.0 savvy. They use or know someone who uses a set of tools to share information – social bookmarking, google docs, blogging, wikis, and so on. Yet there are the few for whom communication starts and ends with email.

Here’s a list of 9 collaboration tools you can introduce your colleagues. These Common Craft videos make it easy to explain and so much fun to watch. And people really get it.

• Blogs
• Podcasting
• RSS
• Social Bookmarking
• Social Media
• Social Networking
• Google docs
• Twitter
• Wikis

Some more ideas:

• Here’s a list of the top 100 learning tools available so you have more choice
• If you have a tight budget and minimum IT support, try Collab.io. It’s quick and easy to use.