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Collaborative problem solvers are made not born – here's what you need to know
A prescription for better collaborators
- Research shows it's possible to teach collaboration competencies such as dealing with conflict and communicating to learn.
- Students need opportunities for practice. They need to learn to work across disciplines, so that after graduation, they can work across professions on solving complex societal problems.
- Feedback telling students how well they were able to take on the perspective of a teammate from another discipline is required, not merely feedback on whether students solved the problem.
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Remain objective
Great problem solvers approach each new problem as though it were brand new.
That way they can apply a specific solution to the problem instead of a fix that may go only partway.
List the obstacles
Great problem solvers take a high-level view of the issues involved and jot down a list of all the potential factors that could get in the way of a solution.
Identify the opportunity
So many times great opportunities are wrapped up inside simple problems.
The problem at hand may be symptomatic of bigger problems with your systems or perhaps your industry.
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Meta-Skills
A meta-skill is a high order skill that allows you to engage with functional expertise more effectively.
It magnifies and activates other skills and is a catalyst for learning an...
Skills And Meta-Skills
Skills are temporary; meta-skills are permanent.
Learning a second language gives you a skill, a learned ability. A meta-skill, on the other hand, is your ability to learn new languages. Developing that meta-skill, makes it easier to learn a third or a fourth tongue.
Alvin Toffler
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
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Getting into remote working
Workers around the globe have been forced to take on the promise and challenges of virtual teamwork.
Many people are more used to working in person and haven't had the opportunity to pr...
Working well
Virtual teamwork places greater emphasis on communication and organization.
Over the short-term, newly formed virtual teams experience more negative outcomes, such as team conflict, lower satisfaction, less knowledge sharing, and poorer performance. But, they will adapt and improve over time.
Adapting quickly
At an individual level, some people will find it easier to adapt than others.
- A study revealed that when people are imaginative and enjoying a new challenge, they are happier to embrace virtual teamwork.
- Extroverted individuals prefer face-to-face work, and virtual work may lessen the energy they get from social interaction.
- Introverts are better at adapting to a virtual environment as it involves less face-to-face interaction.
- Those who like to make quick decisions prefer virtual teams.