The document discusses collaboration patterns that can undermine teamwork and proposes ways to address them. It identifies common dysfunctional patterns like "hot potato" where tasks are passed around, and "floating islands" where people work independently. The presentation recommends observing such anti-patterns, understanding what triggers them, and strategizing new norms. Examples of improved patterns include "cool cucumber" and "flock of mes" where people support each other. The goal is to agree on purpose, find solutions, test approaches, and evolve positive team dynamics.

1. ⚓
A PATTERN LIBRARY
FOR TEAMWORK
HERTJE BRODERSEN ∙ @HYPERCATALECTA
INTERACTION 18・LYON・FEB 7, 2018
Hacking Destructive Collaboration Patterns

2. 10 %
OF EMPLOYEES IN
WESTERN EUROPE ARE
HIGHLY INVOLVED IN
AND ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT THEIR WORK
GALLUP.COM
STATE OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE (2017)
20 %
ARE ACTIVELY
DISENGAGED

3. COLLABORATION MINDSETS
FOCUS ON NETWORK
COLLABORATIVE
PROACTIVE
FRAGMENTED
REACTIVE
FOCUS ON SELF
21ST CENTURY
WE ARE
HERE
20TH CENTURY
BASED ON STEPHANIE AKKAOUI HUGHES, “ARCHITECTING INTERACTIONS”

4. MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
WORK DONE BY
SEVERAL ASSOCIATES
WITH EACH DOING
A PART
DEFINITION OF TEAMWORK
BUT ALL SUBORDINATING
PERSONAL PROMINENCE
TO THE EFFICIENCY OF
THE WHOLE

5. URBANDICTIONARY.COM
THE
ABILITY
DEFINITION OF TEAMWORK
TO BLAME
OTHERS

6. “IF YOU DON’T DESIGN,
YOU DEFAULT.”
CHRISTINA WODTKE
"DESIGN THE TEAM YOU NEED TO SUCCEED"

7. HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
TEAM

8. AIR
SANDWICH
ATTRIBUTED TO NILOFER MERCHANT

9. “Malcom in the Middle” https://giphy.com/gifs/13PZ0dKw1J3LzO

10. “THAT’S WHERE MOST
BUSINESS PROBLEMS
HAPPEN … BETWEEN THE
CRACKS OF DIVISIONS OR
SILOS OR THE ‘WHITE
SPACE’ NO ONE OWNS.”
NILOFER MERCHANT

11. HOT
POTATO

12. “Eminem” https://giphy.com/gifs/rap-eminem-dope-kwqq0OhgJWWR2

13. “CULTURE EATS STRATEGY
FOR BREAKFAST.”
ATTRIBUTED TO PETER DRUCKER

14. TEAM
AWESOME

15. “Awesome” https://giphy.com/gifs/drunkhistory-comedy-central-awesome-l4JyK3kAwNiUPiRr2 .

16. “SUCCESSFUL INNOVATORS
CARE ABOUT SOLVING
INTERESTING AND
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
— INNOVATION IS
MERELY A BYPRODUCT.”
DOUG SUNDHEIM

17. FLOATING
ISLANDS

18. “Lonely” https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-analogy-VfyC5j7sR4cso

19. “NO MAN
IS AN ISLAND.”
JOHN DONNE

20. SUN
FLOWER

21. “Elvis” https://giphy.com/gifs/elvis-presley-all-shook-up-68-comeback-special-rBuWXMm4lQRPy

22. “WHERE THERE'S NO
STRUCTURE, PERSONALITY
FILLS THE VOID."
ANONYMOUS AUTHOR, TAGESSPIEGEL

23. BROKEN
WINDOW

24. “Throwing rocks” http://makeagif.com/i/V41Fj_

25. “IN A TIME WHERE ACTION IS
PARAMOUNT, CYNICISM CREATES
A PARALYZING EFFECT. IT
CAUSES PREDATORY DELAY, WHICH IS
EFFECTIVELY THE SAME AS LOSING.”
ANGUS HERVEY

26. BROKEN
WINDOW
SUN
FLOWER
FLOATING
ISLANDS
HOT
POTATO
AIR
SANDWICH
TEAM
AWESOME
NOW
WHAT?!

27. HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISE
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
TEAM

28. “ORG DESIGN IS
THE JELLY
TO DESIGN THINKING’S
PEANUT BUTTER.”
BUD CADDELL, NOBL COLLECTIVE
“DESIGN THINKING NEEDS ORG DESIGN”

29. CUSTOMER OBSESSION
FUTUREOFWORK.NOBL.IO
QUALITIES OF HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
AUTONOMY
SIMPLICITY
DEFY POLITICS
STRATEGY LEADING
EVERYTHING
STRATEGY FIRST, THEN
ALIGNMENT BETWEEN
STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM

30. REWORK.WITHGOOGLE.COM
PROJECT ARISTOTLE
STRUCTURE &
CLARITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SAFETY
MEANING
IMPACT
DEPENDABILITY

31. NILOFERMERCHANT.COM
NILOFER MERCHANT ON “ONLYNESS”
UNIQUE
POINT OF VIEW
ONLYNESS
A SPOT THAT
NO ONE ELSE
OCCUPIES
OUR ACCUMULATED
EXPERIENCE, PERSPECTIVE,
AND VISION

32. HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISEFIND NEW PATTERNS
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
AGREE ON PURPOSE AND POSITIVE NORMS
FIND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES
TEST THEM OUT IN SMALL GROUPS
TEAM

33. AIR
SANDWICH
ATTRIBUTED TO NILOFER MERCHANT

34. SH*T
UMBRELLA
ATTRIBUTED TO TODD JACKSON

35. HOT
POTATO

36. COOL
CUCUMBER

37. TEAM
AWESOME

38. TEAM
LEAN

39. FLOATING
ISLANDS

40. FLOCK
OF MES

41. SUN
FLOWER

42. ANTI-
HERO

43. BROKEN
WINDOW

44. WABI-
SABI

45. WABI-
SABI
ANTI
HERO
FLOCK
OF MES
COOL
CUCUMBER
SH*T
UMBRELLA
TEAM
LEAN

46. OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISEFIND NEW PATTERNS
TEST + EVOLVE
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
SHARE NEW PATTERNS WITH OTHERS
DOCUMENT WHICH SPECIFIC NEEDS EXIST
TWEAK NEW NORMS TO BETTER FIT YOUR TEAM
AGREE ON PURPOSE AND POSITIVE NORMS
FIND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES
TEST THEM OUT IN SMALL GROUPS
TEAM
HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS

47. ⚓
THANK YOU
HERTJE BRODERSEN ∙ @HYPERCATALECTA
GIFSICONS
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“Unicorn" by Lauren Brajczewski
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"Sunflower" by Juraj Sedlák
“Broken Glass" by Nick Bluth
“Cucumber” by mariannafer
“Game Plan” by Made by Made
“Winter” (5x) by Landan Lloyd
“Dove” by sandra
“Malcom in the Middle” https://giphy.com/gifs/13PZ0dKw1J3LzO
“Eminem” https://giphy.com/gifs/rap-eminem-dope-kwqq0OhgJWWR2
“Awesome” https://giphy.com/gifs/drunkhistory-comedy-central-awesome-l4JyK3kAwNiUPiRr2 .
“Lonely” https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-analogy-VfyC5j7sR4cso
“Elvis” https://giphy.com/gifs/elvis-presley-all-shook-up-68-comeback-special-rBuWXMm4lQRPy
“Throwing rocks” http://makeagif.com/i/V41Fj_
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