The Innovative Team Learning Objectives

Create an environment where each team member’s voice and ideas are heard and valued
Practice with tools that facilitate efficient consensus-based decision making
Create a process and sequence for innovative problem solving
Recognize the behaviors and obstacles that block creativity
Learn the necessity of and methods for creating shared mental models
Foster experimentation and risk-taking – recognizing how small failures in the developmental phase ensure large successes in the implementation phase
Transform "knowers" into "learners" by focusing on the importance of knowledge gained from mis-takes and developing the patience to avoid the quick fix
Develop the resilience of the team and its members to be able to support everyone through the long haul

"I valued having our group experience a typical problem in our decision-making process...discussing and learning what we can do differently in the future." —PZ