Post on 11-Apr-2017
• Avoiding groupthink
• Balancing introverts and extroverts
• Staying motivated and engaged
• Making progress
• 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
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
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
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
• Someone starts or facilitates the process – a trigger
• They’re all about COMMUNICATION
• How do you do your best work?
• What does good teamwork look like?
• What do we want to achieve as a team?