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This \u003cem\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e provides an authentic, reliable roadmap for team writing built on design thinking. You'll be pleased to deploy it for team writing and all forms of collaboration.\" - Ann Hill Duin, University of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCollaborative Writing Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e revitalizes team-based writing instruction with a strong emphasis on modern career readiness. 'No team is automatically productive, ' write authors Joe Moses and Jason Tham, who roll up their sleeves to rally instructors navigating the difficult world of designing collaborative assignments with a bold but agile five-part structure. The book deftly serves as both a complete model and one that is easily customizable to a range of classroom scenarios. 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Particularly helpful are the focus on sustained performance, realistic case studies, and integration of AI for enhanced productivity. Whether you are working in hybrid, virtual, or in-person settings, this book is a go-to resource for mapping product strategy, solving problems, and keeping teams aligned. I highly recommend it for classrooms and workplaces alike. -\u003cstrong\u003ePam Estes Brewer, \u003c\/strong\u003e Mercer University School of Engineering and author of International Virtual Teams: Engineering Global Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is refreshing to read early inquiries into the ethical considerations that arise throughout human and nonhuman collaborations. 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Beautifully designed and appealingly readable, it is the finest and most comprehensive interdisciplinary text on this subject that I have seen. It should be required reading for students in every writing-intensive course.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-Chris M. Anson, North Carolina State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here it is: a theory-based guide (or 'playbook') for students engaged in team writing that is at once resolutely practical, deeply insightful, and chock-a-block full of strategies for working successfully together. At the heart of the book is empathy-for every member of a writing team as well as for all audience members: the authors know that attitudes and feelings are directly connected to how and why team writing groups work-or don't. Sound principles of design thinking, transparency, and teamwork are at work throughout this text, as team members practice critical thinking, imaginative research strategies, and writing, writing, writing. Especially important is the discussion of 'next-level inclusivity, ' which recognizes not only the importance of diverse perspectives to the quality of work a team produces but also the difficulty of achieving real inclusivity, along with practical advice for doing so. The concluding chapter importantly builds on this advice in its discussion of 'next-level collaboration, ' which focuses on how team members can best understand and be open to one another, how to build trust, and how to solve problems-together. Students and instructors across the disciplines will find much food for thought-and for thoughtful practice-in this provocative and helpful book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e- Andrea A. 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