Bioteams: High Performance Teams Based on Nature's Most Successful Designs

The most effective teams in the world are the ones that help us (and other critters) do such things as eat, think and move. Consultant and veteran practitioner Thompson looks to designs in nature for his inspiration, finding that organizational teams can also survive, thrive and go extinct. He explains what nature teaches us about teams, especially the importance of transparency in information sharing. He believes humans can do better than nature in the design of teams, and provides a detailed model as proof, describing hidden beliefs of high-performing teams, where team members and teams connect and take action, the mechanisms of bioteaming, including key processes and types of teamwork, building ecosystems, measuring bioteam success, and introducing bioteam concepts to other parts of the organization. Thompson provides case studies and commentary on future trends, including biocrowds. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)