A system and method for collaborative call management are disclosed. In
one embodiment of a method incorporating teachings of the present
disclosure, a graphical user interface (GUI) element may be presented in
connection with a collaborative call. The GUI element may display a
listing of call participants and a status of each participant. Example
participant states may include an on-call state, an off-call state, a
currently speaking state, a waiting to speak state, and a paused-call
state. In operation, information presented in the GUI element may change
in response to a status change of a call participant. The method may also
involve recognizing that a caller has joined the collaborative call and
updating the GUI element to add the joining caller to the list of
participants.