23 July 2008

Collaboration in Action

Recent Meridian Diver socials and dive trips have shown the benefits of collaboration and mutual support , what has been achieved has been utterly impressive, way beyond anything I have previously experienced in the world of SCUBA diving.

I think the MD network has shown the way for others to follow and I think, not least with the economic downturn that the whole country is facing that businesses too are likely to look more and more at collaborative approaches. It doesn't make great economic sense to have assets sitting around under used so the best use of resources may be for businesses to break-down their traditional boundaries and work in a more networked collaborative fashion. SCUBA industries will probably increasingly discover this as necessity is the mother of invention (even if we're not sure who the father is!!)

Keeping boats, dive sites and providing other diving services is costly and if disposable income continues to drop we will undoubtedly see greater collaboration in the industry. This is good news for a network of divers (or customers if you prefer) all looking for quality opportunities and able to share information on 'what's good'! Of course something to watch-out for in any economic downtown is cost-cutting causing a downward pressure on standards!

6 comments:

Tad said...

I agree with everything you say Chris and the MD network proves that people can have and be comfortable with belonging to other organisations. Not putting all your eggs in one basket can bare dividends. Its about being open minded and embracing whats out there positively. different groups can offer different opportunities as well as providing a network of wider experience and friends.

matt said...

ditto from me

sheilab said...

We agree it is nice having everyone collaborating withou egos getting in the way.
Ernie & Sheila

Simon-T said...

On that note I've booked a couple of evening dives with sussexscuba.co.uk (where I get my fills from)one on 29/7 the other 19/8. They're on Brighton Diver II at 17:30. The people in the shop are a friendly bunch, but I have never dived with them before. There are a few spaces left though if you check out their web-site.

Tad said...

I would just add perhaps our collaboration works cos we are free and we are not a business. When making money is involved then the story can be very different especially if any of the collaborators have egos

sean g said...

Tad your spot on there