Team Formation

The lecture introduces the concept of team formation and teamwork, highlighting its importance as a competitive advantage in modern organizations. It explores team dynamics through three levels of collective action: coordination, cooperation, and collaboration. The content emphasizes the distinction between groups and teams, with teams characterized by interdependence, common purpose, and collective success or failure.

The lecture explores core team skills, focusing on the art of collaboration through the T.E.A.M.S. framework, which stands for Trust, Effective Communication, Alignment & Clarity, Mission, and Safety. Each component is examined in detail, providing practical insights into building successful teamwork. The lecture includes a team charter exercise where participants define their mission, goals, milestones, roles, stakeholder relationships, and communication plans. 

The lecture covers two important aspects of effective teamwork: team development stages and remote team collaboration. It explains the Tuckman model of team development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing) and distinguishes between complicated and complex systems. The second part provides comprehensive guidance for remote teamwork, comparing it with face-to-face collaboration and offering detailed strategies for effective virtual meetings through preparation, execution, and follow-up.

The lecture introduces the fundamental aspects of teamwork, covering core skills such as collaboration and navigating team development stages. It also addresses strategies for overcoming challenges and fostering a growth mindset within a team. The content emphasizes the importance of communication and diverse perspectives in effective teamwork. 

We work on the team introduction and introduce submission guidelines

We work on the team charter and submission guidelines

We work on the tools for the team and submission guidelines