Consider for instance the company executive that lives on a ranch in Colorado, runs the office in Los Angeles, CA, that's working on a project in Berlin, Germany. This firm received a project bid on a Wednesday and all bid submittals were due exactly four weeks from initial bid date. Just as any other corporation handles projects, the bid was thoroughly reviewed, assignments made, deadlines set and a final proposal submitted. Needless to say, the company was awarded over 75 percent of the bid. What could be better for a design student than critical thinking and peer review from a variety of educators, practitioners, other students and possible employers.
True collaboration begins here.
Think back to before this explosion of global technology. We were all simply spectators to what was going on in the world. We, as designers, were privy to new projects, new technological advances, new faces, etc. Most of us never ventured outside the borders of the United States, so we were at a loss on the great work happening elsewhere. Now we don't have to be.