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 Group Jazz2003-02-09 17:18
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Lisa Kimball's site Group Jazz is about empowering groups to collaborate better. I share her excitement about groups that work really well.
" When I think about the times when I have felt most creative, most alive, most energized I think about times when I've connected with other people. A lot of times it's when I've been in a group that is in the zone. That zone is sometimes called high performance, excellence, or high productivity. I bet everyone can think of experiences you've had with groups like this.

I've always been fascinated by the dynamics of these great groups. What is it about the relationships, the context, the environment, the task, the leadership, the facilitation, and all the other factors that makes the difference? What if we could live and work like this more of the time? What can we do as a member of any group we're in to turn up the dial on the energy, passion, and fun? What do people with sponsorship, leadership, and other key roles need to do to create the conditions for these groups to grow and thrive?"
And, yes, Jazz is a good metaphor for it. It involves shared purpose and structure, but most importantly, somehow enabling individual creativity and freedom.


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19 Dec 2014 @ 20:34 by Amir @1.171.229.247 : csBeiNJqEOMIPENhs
IJWTS wow! Why can't I think of thgnis like that?  


23 Dec 2014 @ 12:57 by Cristian @190.200.61.51 : ajiMOIIdHsvovATfu
That takes us up to the next level. Great posntig.  


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