No More Teams: Mastering the Dynamics of Creative Collaboration

For organizations that care about innovation  individual creativity isnt enough anymore -- people  need to be in creative collaborative  relationships. But without the knowledge and tools for  building these relationships innovation expert Michael  Schrage argues one will not be successful in the  offices of today and even less so in the  virtual offices of tomorrow. No More  Teams gives readers the tools and  techniques to go beyond the lazy cliches of  teamwork to the practical benefits of  collaboration. When Schrage studied the worlds greatest  collaborations -- including Wozniak and Jobs  Picasso and Braque Watson and Crick -- he found that  instead of relying on charisma they all created  shared spaces where they could play with  their ideas. By effectively using technological  tools available in most workplaces -- anything from  a felt tip pen and a napkin to specialized  computer software - -you can literally map your  discussion as it is happening making it possible to  keep all the good ideas cope with every objection  handle conflicts as they arise and ultimately  master the unknown.