• קשב
• נינוחות (ובפרט העדרן של חרדת-ביצוע או חרדת-ביקורת)
• יכולת מקצועית (התורמת לנינוחות, לגמישות וליכולות השיח)
• צניעות, פירגון וקבלת הזולת כמות שהוא.

Magic Explained, or
How to Make a Meaningful Collaborative Project

1. Conceptual preparations

• Think of various things you want to do
• Don't be very specific
• Check who are the other participants -- it can bring you useful ideas for collaborations
• You might even contact them...
• Find where other people can join and interface your installation / performance / piece

2. Material / intellectual preparations

• We are going to suggest a list of interfaces / formats / SDKs that will help with the technical interfacing.
• If you are a musician, prepare your tracks / midi files / midi instruments / real instruments/ amplifiers / hardware in a plug and play mode -- this will reduce the time spent on solving technical problems / converting formats.
• If you are a technology whiz, prepare all your softwares / compilers / interpreters / hardware / physical interfaces.
• Try to keep in line with the suggested list or find and test the appropriate interface to your environment.
• In any case, make a DiskOnKey backup of all the needed software installations to help other people install what they need to interact with your staff.

3. Social preparations

• Don't spent all your time trying to perfect your project or solving technical problems.
• When you get to some difficult point, take a break: go around and visit other groups that are working.
• Think how to bring in other people into your project even if it changes the original plan.
• Be prepared: at some point you will find you get only small part of what you planned and can't solve all technical problems.
• Interesting, new ideas and concepts emerge when we release control and collaborate. That is the point!