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• Avoiding groupthink

• Avoiding groupthink

• Balancing introverts and extroverts

• Avoiding groupthink

• Balancing introverts and extroverts

• Staying motivated and engaged

• Avoiding groupthink

• Balancing introverts and extroverts

• Staying motivated and engaged

• Making progress

Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

• Communicate frequently

Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

• Communicate frequently

• Listen and talk in equal measure

Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

• Communicate frequently

• Listen and talk in equal measure

• Engage in frequent informal communication

Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

• Communicate frequently

• Listen and talk in equal measure

• Engage in frequent informal communication

• Explore for ideas and information outside group

Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

Psychological safety

@alisoncoward

individuals

team

individuals

team project

individuals

team project

individuals

team project

individuals

Nordnet Design Studio: Weekly Goalfest meeting, Weekly Design Critique, Monthly Pet Peeves, Quarterly Retrospective

Source: “These Meetings Will Make Everyone a Design Leader”, Marcus Castenfors, Medium

Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting

Sources

• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider

• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting

Google Ventures: Design Sprints, Note and Vote

Sources

• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider

• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting

Google Ventures: Design Sprints, Note and Vote

Pixar: Brain Trust

Sources

• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider

• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

1. Make time for individual thinking

1. Make time for individual thinking

2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking

1. Make time for individual thinking

2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking

3. Create opportunities for productive conflict

1. Make time for individual thinking

2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking

3. Create opportunities for productive conflict

4. Brainstorm in 15-minute cycles max

1. Make time for individual thinking

2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking

3. Create opportunities for productive conflict

4. Brainstorm in 15-minute cycles max

5. Don’t forget the follow-up

DIY: “Make a Compass”

Sources

• “Company Traditions: Make A Compass”, Zach Klein, Medium

• “Why Etsy Engineers Send Company Wide Emails Confessing Mistakes They Made”, Quartz

DIY: “Make a Compass”

Etsy: Engineers share their mistakes via email

Sources

• “Company Traditions: Make A Compass”, Zach Klein, Medium

• “Why Etsy Engineers Send Company Wide Emails Confessing Mistakes They Made”, Quartz

Asana: No Meeting Wednesday (NMW)

Sources

• “How to take back your productivity with No Meeting Wednesday”, Asana

• “Read This Google Email About Time Management Strategy”, Fast Company

Asana: No Meeting Wednesday (NMW)

Google: “Make” time

Sources

• “How to take back your productivity with No Meeting Wednesday”, Asana

• “Read This Google Email About Time Management Strategy”, Fast Company

Source: “Improving team communication with environment changes”, Anderson Gomes, ContaAzul

ContaAzul: Changing the environment

Source: “Improving team communication with environment changes”, Anderson Gomes, ContaAzul

Atlassian: “Fika”

Source: “7 Tips to Create High-Functioning Design Teams”, Alastair Simpson, Medium

Google Ventures: Anxiety parties

Sources

• “How Anxiety Parties Made Our Team More Vulnerable And More Effective”, Daniel Burka, Medium

• “Why We Shut Down Gimlet”, Alex Blumberg & Matt Lieber, Medium

Google Ventures: Anxiety parties

Gimlet Media: Mix Week

Sources

• “How Anxiety Parties Made Our Team More Vulnerable And More Effective”, Daniel Burka, Medium

• “Why We Shut Down Gimlet”, Alex Blumberg & Matt Lieber, Medium

• They’re specific

• They’re specific

• Someone starts or facilitates the process

• They’re specific

• Someone starts or facilitates the process – a trigger

• They’re specific

• Someone starts or facilitates the process – a trigger

• They’re all about COMMUNICATION

• Design and iterate

• Design and iterate

• Review regularly

• How do you do your best work?

• What does good teamwork look like?

• What do we want to achieve as a team?

team project

individuals

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