What does it mean that collaboration on outputs?

Define clearly how collaborative output production works — who does what when.

Example: A three-person team produces a research report by assigning one person to draft, one to review structure and evidence, and one to edit for audience — each role defined before the first word is written, eliminating the confusion of fourteen simultaneous editors.

Try this: Map your next collaborative output using a RACI matrix: identify one Responsible person, one Accountable person, specific Consulted parties, and who gets Informed — then run the collaboration with explicit handoff points and a brief retrospective afterward.