- A hot team is not an accident.
- A passionate team is made from passionate individuals.
- Balance of challenge and time pressure is key to innovation.
- Fun + shared goals + trust = good ideas.
Great innovation happens from teams, not from lone geniuses. To make such a hot group, consider:
- Shared goals and dedication.
- Aggressive deadlines. (*right amount of challenge is key to success*)
- Non-Hierarchical structure.
- Respect through diversity of skills and backgrounds.
- Open, eclectic space.
- Empowered to go and get whatever they needed.
- ... are small and self-chosen.
- ... are full of passion.
- ... go for crazy deadlines and seemingly unreachable goals (*again, i think balance is key!*)
- ... find opportunities in obstacles.
- ... thrive in close quarters.
- ... allow for teams to co-locate as needed.
- ... have no "they".
- ... cultivate trust.
- ... give unique gifts to reinforce team spirit.
- ... share ideas and accomplishments regularly.
- ... boost morale through celebration and field trips.
- ... meet and eat.
- ... look through the part through custom kit.
- ... need characters...
- Visionary
- Troubleshooter: doesn't suffer fools gladly and cuts to the chase.
- Iconoclast
- Pulse Taker: unlocking the insights of exceptional and ordinary people
- Craftsmen
- Technologist
- Entrepreneur
- Cross-Dresser: formally educated in 1 area, working in another
"end one project by beginning another. That way, when you do take a break, you already have an opening, a beginning to from, rather than starting from scratch".
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