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Thanks for your comment, Robin. I know exactly what you mean by being spoiled by open source. I've come to love and value my collaborative work enviornment so much. I hope that you are able to find that in your next endeavor because I know you will thrive in an environment like that.
Great question. I haven't read anything specifically about collaboration in the manufacturing sector. However, coincidentally, HBR posted an article today about how a shared purpose drives collaboration. And while the examples they use in the article don't touch on manufacturing, I think this sentiment probably applies for collaboration in all spaces:
From the article:
"People were also driven by the clear definition of the goals and an overarching purpose; they could see how their collaboration would benefit a cause larger than that of any individual. Collaboration is effective only if goals are evident: What problem are we trying to solve together? What can we do to solve this collectively? Of course, there needs to be a time-frame: By when do we have to get this done? What’s at stake if we don’t complete it in time?"
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/04/a-shared-purpose-drives-collaboration/