John Austin, writing in his excellent blog, Tag your Team, references research by Robert Kelley on ‘followership’ which examines two different traits of behaviour in team members: critical thinking and pro-activity.

By analysing these on two independent axes Kelley was able to identify 5 stereotype followers – sheep, alienated, survivors, effectives and yes-people.

The research showed that effective followers add value, focus on goals and take initiative: in other words the best followers are those people that could be leaders.

“Teams in which every team member has the skills to lead have great potential to excel”.

This resonates very well with the bioteam's cornerstone of distributed leadership and every member a leader (in different domains).

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Effective Brainstorming: Top Tips

March 18, 2008 | article by Ken Thompson in Book Reviews (37)

Brainstorming, despite the popularity of the term, is one of the most challenging collaborative activities to carry out. While most people think they know how to brainstorm, very few really understand how to consistently make a session work. Ken Thompson and Robin Good share some of the secrets gleaned from "The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm"

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