1. A method for facilitating a collaborative task undertaken by a plurality of users, each of the users using a networked computing device that displays a user interface, the user interface including a public panel representing a shared workspace viewable by all of the plurality of users and a private panel representing a personal workspace viewable only by a user with whom the personal workspace is associated, the method comprising: receiving, by a server, a first request from one of the users to move a component from the shared workspace to the personal workspace associated with the one of the users, the component representing an individual contribution to the collaborative task, the component further displaying content of the individual contribution for viewing by the plurality of users; and rendering the component unavailable for use by a remainder of the plurality of users.