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Parallel Thinking

Parallel Thinking–From Debate to Collaboration for Better Teamwork

“You don’t have to see eye to eye to work shoulder to shoulder.” — Anonymous Are your meetings stuck in endless debates? Adversarial thinking wastes energy and stalls progress. But what if we could replace conflict with collaboration? Enter Parallel Thinking—a smarter, more innovative way to solve problems. Parallel Thinking is a concept popularized by Edward …

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Team Metaphor

Team Metaphors: From SWAT Teams to SWARM Teams

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson Team metaphors are powerful tools that help us understand and enhance the dynamics of collaboration and productivity. By drawing parallels between natural systems and organizational structures, we can gain unique insights into how teams function …

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Walking Meetings

Walking Meetings vs. Whiteboard Meetings

“The only thing worse than a meeting is a meeting that should have been an email.” — Unknown I find it’s easy to fall into the pitfall of using the wrong tool for the job. Walking meetings are great for the right situation. Just like whiteboard meetings are great for the right situation, too. And …

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High Performance Innovation Teams

5 Key Things I Learned About Building Better Innovation Teams

These are a few of the most important lessons I learned to lead innovation better.

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people I worked with

The People I Worked with on Amazing Projects

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu For Friday Reflection, I took a look back through the project teams I’ve lead through some big challenges and even bolder ambitions.  I listed out the people …

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I am J.D. Meier. I help you unleash your greatest impact. Former head coach for Satya Nadella's innovation team. 25 years of Microsoft. Learn more...

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