1. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising: in at least one of a plurality of nodes in a distributed collaborative environment, receiving an input via an interface of the node that displays an image that is distributed among the plurality of nodes, the input indicating a change to the image; the node generating a rendition that reflects the change applied to the image without replacing an original version of the image; the node receiving another input, via the interface, indicating a change made to the image by another one of the plurality of nodes; and in response to the other input, the node generating an indication configured to receive a selection via an interface regarding which of the changes to keep.