semeiotica

Considering the distinctions between commonly substituted definitions …

coordination: alignment and linkage of activities together despite differences in timing, spatial distribution, and procedure

cooperation: working from shared goals and perspectives

collaboration: sharing, exchange, and openness with the purpose of building on foundations, creativity, or productivity

teamwork: not merely cooperative but highly coordinated with special communication and cognitive skills. intimate acquaintance with one another’s knowledge, motivations, physical capabilities; responding instantly and together as a unit; recalculating on the fly in the face of sudden situational changes, unexpected threats, and each others’ unforeseen failures and successes; clear signaling to one another what course of actions to take. (Atran, 2010 “Talking to the Enemy” p.314)

collective action: group actions resulting in a large scale activity; may or may not be emergent