The Art of Collaboration

Kennan Kellaris Salinero, PhD

September 1, 2015UCBerkeley International House

Intention

E a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f y o u b r i n g s t o b e a r y o u r u t m o s t c a p a c i t y f o r c o n t r i b u t i o n d u r i n g y o u r c a re e r l i f e - t i m e

Kennan’s version of

collaboration

Fro m t h e b o w e l s o f a c a d e m e a n d b e y o n d

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Short Life History

What peaked my interest in Collaboration?

Genomics!

elaborate

1. P l a n n e d o r exe c u t e d w i t h p a i n s t a k i n g a t t e n t i o n t o n u m e ro u s p a r t s o r d e t a i l s

2. I n t r i c a t e a n d r i c h i n d e t a i l

American Heritage Dictionary, online version

collaborate

1. To w o r k t o g e t h e r , e s p e c i a l l y i n a j o i n t i n t e l l e c t u a l e ff o r t .

2. To c o o p e r a t e t re a s o n a b l y , a s w i t h a n e n e m y o c c u p a t i o n f o rc e i n o n e ’ s c o u n t r y.

Kennan’s version:

co-elaboration

To w o r k c o l l e c t i v e l y a n d c o o p e r a t i v e l yi n a t e a mf o r h i g h e r p u r p o s e

WHY?

D e l t a s m e l tA t l a n t i c w i l d s a l m o nF l o o d s a n d d ro u g h t

Ly m e d i s e a s eD i a b e t e s , a s t h m a , m i c ro -p l a s t i c s , c h e m i c a l m i c ro -

e n v i ro n m e n t s

Science of Team Science

1. M a t c h i n g t h e t e a m t o t h e j o b u s i n g a n a l y t i c s

- O R-

2 . b o t t o m u p o rg a n i c c o l l a b o r a t i o n s

6/18/2015 NAS Team Science webinar

KNOWLEDGE based

- only half the problem

…process is the other

Each and every one of you brings

to bear your utmost capacity for contribution

during your career life-time

Kennan’s version of

collaborationTo w o r k c o l l e c t i v e l y a n d c o o p e r a t i v e l yi n a t e a mf o r h i g h e r p u r p o s e

With the support of

others

By supporting others

painstaking attention - the

artistic part

‘ p l a n n e d o r exe c u t e d w i t h p a i n s t a k i n g a t t e n t i o n t o n u m e ro u s p a r t s o r d e t a i l s ’

• To b i a s M a y e r – s c r u m a n d ’ c r a f t s m a n s h i p ’• M i h a l y C s i k s z e n t m i h a l y i a n d b e i n g i n t h e fl o w

for higher purpose - the

vision part

• S e t y o u r h i g h e s t v i s i o n – a s a g ro u p• M e a s u re re a l i t y v s t h e v i s i o n , re g u l a r l y• Re f u s e t o c o l l a p s e t h e v i s i o n d o w n t o c u r re n t re a l i t y

• Ro b e r t Fr i t z ’ s m o d e l f o r m a s t e r f u l w o r k s o f a r t : “Pa t h o f Le a s t Re s i s t a n c e ”

What’s missing?

• What blocks us? • Challenges us?• Stops us?

The IT story….

• M i c ro s o f t – V i s u a l C + +• T h e c h a l l e n g e o f m o re t h a n o n e

Silicon Valley, the tech

industry, and the design movement

• S c r u m• A g i l e• I n s t i t u t e f o r S e l f -m a n a g e m e n t• t h e i n t e rn e t• Le a n s t a r t u p• S t e v e B l a n k• G e n e n t e c h

The (key) role of the

individualD i d I d o m y b e s t t o :• b e h a p p y ?• fi n d m e a n i n g ?• b u i l d p o s i t i v e

re l a t i o n s h i p s ?• b e f u l l y e n g a g e d ?

f ro m M a r s h a l l G o l d s m i t h

Working well - together• RELATEDNESS: Creating relatedness and affinity between all team members

(care for one another). This also includes ‘who’s who’ in the game – ie roles.• VISION: Creating (from a blank slate) what is intended. This should be aspirational. An example might be ‘coral reefs are healthy and abundant.’

• OPPORTUNITY: Finding (and creating), opportunities sufficient to fulfill the vision.

• ACTION: Creating the actions that are critical to produce the desired results.• COMPLETION: No unresolved issues between team members. Clear them as

they come up, so you can pick up the phone or communicate as needed, at any time.

TrustCourage

Heart

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