The Economist Intelligence Unit. (2014). Closing the skills gap: Companies and colleges collaborating for change.The Economist Intelligence Unit.https://www.luminafoundation.org/files/publications/Closing_the_skills_gap.pdf

The Economist Intelligence Unit, in its 2014 report entitled, "Closing the Skills Gap: Companies and Colleges Collaborating for Change," presents findings from a survey of 343 senior business executives. When asked what skills are most important to them for employees to have, 63% cite collaboration and teamwork skills. The only skill set ranked higher was critical thinking.

Business schools and their regulatory bodies correspondingly place a high level of emphasis on teamwork. Understanding that the output of teamwork should be larger than the sum of its individual parts, what do you see as the benefits and challenges of working in teams, specifically in a learning program targeted at adult ? Having read the article and reflected on the benefits of teamwork and collaboration, what do you think that you can do to practice these benefits during your education program so that you are better prepared to collaborate in the workplace?