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Research discovers four best approaches to teamwork.

Publication: Making it Work
Publication Date: 19-JUN-01 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Have you ever wondered why some committees, task forces, and new product teams seem to really click, while others feel like group root canal surgery? In 1993, Allen Fahden published the results of his research on effective innovation teams. He identified four basic approaches to innovation expressed by team members in the course of creating something new. When team members understand these approaches and the roles each team member plays during the progress of a project, the team will function smoothly. When each player clings to their approach as the "right" approach, and dictatorially tries to enforce it on every other team member, it's time for the novocaine. So what are these four approaches?

The Conceptual Approach: Individuals who use a conceptual approach
tend to generate lots of fresh ideas. These are the people who see
things from...

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