Even in relatively homogeneous groups (consisting, for example, of people who have similar cultural backgrounds), people's differences can affect the ways they work. How can diversity-in terms of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, regional background, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, ability, and so forth-influence collaboration?

Which of these categories are most important for technical communicators to consider as they plan collaborations? How might different circumstances-different sorts of projects-change the priorities that technical communicators should give to different categories?