We're delighted to be able to offer a new Team-Type questionnaire.
What's new in this version:
We hope you find it valueable and post your experiences in this forum
We're delighted to offer the Team-Type Questionnaire as a free resource whilst we gather user feedback and data. Users will be invited to provide feedback separately. So this forum is to share with other people the experience of using the questionnaire. What did you do with the report? What did you learn? How did you apply the insights? etc.
Teaming typically focuses on the why, the what and the how of being in a single team. But all of us are in multiple teams. What are the tensions of being in such teams - the tensions the divide us and the tensions that bond us? What choices do we have and which do we tend do take? What do we need to realise for us to thrive in all the teams we contribute to? Is there are place where being in one team enhances our contribution to being in another team?
We'll discuss all this at the Community of Practice today - 1st December. Please post here your reflections and additional contributions to continue the discussion.
The December Community of Practice for Extra-Dependent Teams is on 1st Dec at 0900-1000 UK. If you're not already signed up to receive notifications, you can do so here.
Dynamics within Extra-Dependent Teams revolve around similarity and learning. The Learning Layers and Trajectories of Communities of Practice provides a fantastic insight into how people relate to each other and what this means for how they interact and how they can learn together. Here is a 10 min video.
When you complete the questionnaire you will get a report. Watch this video if you need any help interpreting that report.
Summary of the EDT CoP on 10th November.
Our focus was on Developing Extra-Dependent Teams and I shared a model of knowledge creation by Nonaka and Takeuchi which combined Tacit and Explicit knowledge types.
We grappled in two small groups around challenges and successes with developing Extra-Dependent Teams. And as we did so, we reflected on which combination of knowledge creation we were using.
Takeaways from people included:
Find out more about this community of practice and register to join here.
Alternatively, check out the Event on LinkedIn and sign up there.
We'll send you a calendar invitation to make things easier.
This event is held on Spatial Chat. Check it out!
Our next CoP for Extra-Dependent Teams (EDTs) is on Friday 13th October. The topic is Developing EDTs. This is a crucial topic as it hits the heart of the purpose of EDTs. But do you find it difficult to develop your (ED) Team? Or do you use a technique which works for you and the team?
Bring challenges, questions and success stories to our next Spatial Chat session. Sign up here.
That's really great to hear @andyduncan. For other users of the Questionnaire and the Generic Report, is there a question that you find helpful to "Kick-start" the discussion within a team?
