%% #📓 #🎥 #🟢 %% **Title:** How to turn a group of strangers into a team **Author:** [[Amy Edmondson]] **Citation:** Edmondson, A. (October 2017). *How to turn a group of strangers into a team* [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_edmondson_how_to_turn_a_group_of_strangers_into_a_team --- # Abstract ~ 3 Sentence Summary In this TED talk, [[Amy Edmondson]] shared stories of teamwork on the fly to highlight the elements needed to turn a group of strangers into a responsive and highly functioning team. ## Author's Purpose To illustrate the qualities of effective ad hoc teams and inspire others to embrace a model of [[teaming]] to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. # Notes & Important Ideas #### What is teaming? - 2010 Chilean mining rescue is prime example of using [[teaming]] to solve seemingly impossible challenges - [[teaming|Teaming]] is different from a [[team]] in that it happens in groups that are not stable and consistent. - *Connected to [[Gervase R. Bushe]]'s distinction between [[community]] and [[team]].* #### When is teaming necessary? - In a time of 24/7 fast-paced global operations, teaming is required more and more. - We often don't have luxury of stable teams - hospitals are a prime example of this - Teaming is present in situations where: - Need different expertise at different times - No fixed roles - No fixed deliverables - Doing things that haven't been done before - Especially needed for work involving [[VUCA]] challenges > The issues we face are so big and so challenging that we cannot do it alone, so there is a certain humility and a recognition that we need to invite other people in. When you look at any issue such as food or water scarcity it is very clear that no individual institution, government, or company can provide the solution. - Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever #### How do you make sure teaming goes well? - Teaming across industry boundaries is really hard - [[professional culture clash| Professional culture clash]] is a major barrier to building the future. - To overcome [[professional culture clash]], leaders must have [[situational humility]] and [[curiosity]], which combined creates [[psychological safety]]. - Be humble in the face of the challenge - Curious about what others bring - Willing to take risks to learn quickly > the basic human challenge: it's hard to learn if you already know. (10:23) - Teaming is hard if you see others as competitors and have [[scarcity mindset]] # Personal Revelations - *I have more experience teaming than I do being part of a team.* - *Collective Impact model requires teaming.* --- # Other References TBR:: 🔖Edmondson, A. C. (2012). Teamwork on the fly. *Harvard Business Review, 90*(4), 72-80. (Z) TBR:: 🔖 Valentine, M., & Edmondson, A. C. (2015). Team scaffolds: How mesolevel structures enable role-based coordination in temporary groups. *Organization Science, 26*(2), 405-422. (Z) ## Tags [[Team Building]]