Do you like thinking in straight lines or curves? I know, this might seem like a curious question but it can reveal a lot on how …
Life is full of curves, not artificial straight lines Read More »
Dancing salsa is a voluntary activity that takes up a lot of my effort and time. I am not doing it for commercial reasons or material …
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A fundamental move in Cuban Salsa (couple dance) is Dile Que No, which literally means “tell him no!”. This is a transition move that follows almost …
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From ancient to modern times and from world philosophies and religions to music, sports and science, triadic structures appear in almost every facet of life. For …
Adaptive Triads – A New Approach to Team Structure and Dynamics Read More »
The Triangle Basketball Offence was the tactical system that led to the incredible success of the Chicago Bulls team of the 1990’s and the Los Angeles …
What the triangle basketball offence can teach us about successful teamwork Read More »
The term self-organising teams was popularised in the Agile Manifesto for software development in 2001. I think that although the authors of the Agile Manifesto considered …
How to use constraints to enable self-organising teams Read More »
I am a project manager by profession, so in a way I should be the biggest fan of central planning. But I am not; in fact …
The problem with central planning and outdated organisational myths Read More »
In the last thirty years there has been increasing research on understanding teams as complex adaptive systems. This offers a much richer picture of real-life teams …
Teams as Complex Adaptive Systems: A New Perspective on Teamwork Read More »
Improvisation comes from Latin and literally means “not seen ahead of time”. It is about being in the moment, proceeding without a plan and responding to …
