[…] Cooperation, giving freely without any expectation of direct benefit, is the new skill for the network era that was not necessary in centrally-controlled organizations. In most workplaces today, collaboration, working together for a common objective, is encouraged and systems have been put in place to support it. While collaboration is important, it is not enough for the complex workplace. Because the relationship between cause and effect can only be seen in hindsight in complex environments, focusing only on collaboration is not a good strategy. Cooperating with the greater network ensures relevance as connections change, new ones become more important, and old ones disappear. The network rewards those who cooperate, by increasing connections, that may some day become important, but no one can know in advance. Collaboration remains an important activity, but usually for short-term, focused projects, within the context of continuously cooperating in knowledge networks. Cooperation ensures long-term relevance for the organization. …