Midnight Lunch
Subtitle: the 4 Phases of Team Collaboration Success from Thomas Edison's Lab
By: Sarah Miller Caldicott
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118421963; 9781118417850; 9781118434475; 9781118407868
Subjects: Management Science; Industrial Management; Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Organizational Behavior; Teams in the workplace; Business networks
Other titles: 4 phases of team collaboration success from Thomas Edison's lab; Four phases of team collaboration success from Thomas Edison's lab
Description: Thomas Edison created multi-billion dollar industries that still exist today. What many people don't realize is that his innovations were generated through focused approaches to teamwork and collaboration. Authored by the great grandniece of Thomas Edison, "Midnight Lunch" provides an intriguing look at how to use Edison's collaboration methods to strengthen live and virtual teams today. Edison's four phases of collaboration success offer a simple yet powerful way to see how different combinations of live and digital resources can multiply results and deliver outstanding ROI now. Shows how to draw together individuals from diverse disciplines, ensuring multiple perspectives and rapid problem-solving. Explains how to mix specialists and generalists on the same team, preventing groupthink and discouraging a culture of "superstars." Reveals the steps needed to reskill team members for collaboration in the digital era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Midnight Lunch: The 4 Phases of Team Collaboration Success from Thomas Edison's Lab; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: What Is True Collaboration?; Is It True Collaboration, or Is It a Team?; Team A versus Team B; Thomas Edison Mastered Collaboration as a Force for Success; Tracing Edison's Collaboration Beliefs and Practices; Edison's Four Phases of True Collaboration; True Collaboration Fosters a Growth Mindset: Balancing Learning and Performance; True Collaboration Is a Superskill That Builds a New Type of Knowledge Asset.; title: Chapter 2: Why Is True Collaboration So Crucial Now?Shift #1: The Rise in Complexity Due to Massive Generation of Data and Real-Time Data Synthesis; Shift #2: The Rise of the Metalogue as a Tool for Creating Purpose and Connection; Shift #3: The Need for Reskilling Workers in the Innovation Age; Chapter 3: Phase 1: Capacity-Creating the Foundations for Collaboration to Thrive; Part I, Phase 1-Capacity; Discovery and Diversity Are Key Ingredients for Collaboration Soup; Diverse Teams Nurture Talent Density and Embed Reskilling; Diverse Teams Power Success in Organizations Today.; title: Part II, Phase 1-CapacityEdison Preferred Small Teams for Nimble Communication; Small Teams Reduce Social Distance and Augment Trust; Virtual Teams, Colocated Teams, and Selection of Team Members; True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises-Phase 1; Use Improv to Spur Collegiality; Create Your Own Midnight Lunch Experience; Create a Wormhole to Another Location That Helps Maintain Team Connections; Chapter 4: Phase 2: Context-How Context Accelerates Collaboration and Innovation; Part I, Phase 2: The Solo Meld; Mental Models.; title: Failure of Edison's Electronic Vote Recorder Shifted His Mental ModelCreating New Context Is Influenced by Our Mental Model and the Willingness to Question Assumptions; Reading Spurs Questions That Create New Context; Use Analogies to Create Connections That Resist Leaps of Abstraction; Part II, Phase 2: Group Meld; Group Meld Steps Engage System 2; Engaging in Team Dialogue Advances Insights and Collaborative Thinking; Encourage Experimentation as a Vehicle to Identify Context for Your Challenge; Prototyping Requires Reflection and Evaluation of Assumptions.; title: Accelerate True Collaboration by Crafting Physical Space to Support ItTrue Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises-Phase 2; Make Space for Your Team's Project Work; What Are You Reading?; Attend a Unique Out-of-Industry Special Event or Trade Show; Chapter 5: Phase 3: Coherence-Building Coherent Teams; Part I, Phase 3: Coherence; Coherence Driven through Purpose and Inspiration; Drawing Out the Best in Each Team Member Inspires the Entire Team; Spurring Inspirational Leaders to Emerge: Go Beyond the Comfort Zone; Part II, Phase 3: Coherence; Debate Can Strengthen Common Purpose.