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Author Michalski, Walter J.

Title 40 tools for cross-functional teams : building synergy for breakthrough creativity / Walter J. Michalski ; edited by Dana G. King
Published Portland, OR : Productivity Press, 1998

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Description xi, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Machine derived contents note: Publisher's Message ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- Introduction -- What This Book Does 1 -- Lessons for Making Cross-Functional Teams Work 7 -- A Few Personal Lessons 9 -- A General Definition of Cross-Functional Teams 9 -- Forming a Cross-Functional Six Sigma Team 11 -- Organizational Readiness 14 -- Team Building for Effectiveness 16 -- Management Support for Team Success 19 -- Why So Many Teams Fail 21 -- Team Communications and Cross-Functional Synergy 26 -- Teams Need a Variety of Tools to Perform Well 30 -- Enhancing Team Creativity and Innovation 33 -- Recognizing and Rewarding Your Teams 36 -- Some Team Lessons from Geese 40 -- Conclusion 41 -- Stage One: Navigator Tools to Assess Organizational Readiness -- 1 (CI) Organization Readiness Chart 45 -- Stage Two: Navigator Tools for Team Building and -- Effectiveness -- 2 (TB) Circles of Influence 49 -- 3 (TB) Fishbowls 52 -- 4 (TB) Organization Mapping 55 -- 5 (TB) Relationship Map 58 -- 6 (TB) Sociogram 61 -- 7 (TB) Team Meeting Evaluation 64 -- 8 (TB) Team Mirror 67 -- 9 (TB) Team Process Assessment 70 -- Stage Three: Navigator Tools for Team Member Assignment -- 10 (CI) Responsibility Matrix 75 -- 11 (CI) Rotating Roles 77 -- Stage Four: Navigator Tools for First Team Activities -- 12 (PP) Problem Specification 83 -- 13 (CI) Process Mapping 86 -- 14 (CI) Process Selection Matrix 89 -- Stage Five: Navigator Tools for Team Consensus and Synergy -- 15 (IG) Affinity Diagram 93 -- 16 (TB) Buzz Group 96 -- 17 (DM) Consensus Decision Making 98 -- 18 (IG) Critical Dialogue 100 -- 19 (IG) Nominal Group Technique (NGT) 103 -- 20 (ES) Paired Comparison 106 -- 21 (DM) Point-Scoring Evaluation 109 -- Stage Six: Navigator Tools for Team Creativity and Innovation -- 22 (IG) 6-3-5 Method 113 -- 23 (IG) Attribute Listing 116 -- 24 (IG) Brainstorming 118 -- 25 (IG) Checkerboard Method 120 -- 26 (IG) Circle of Opportunity 123 -- 27 (IG) Circumrelation 126 -- 28 (IG) Double Reversal 129 -- 29 (IG) Forced Association 132 -- 30 (IG) Fresh Eye 134 -- 31 (IG) Idea Borrowing 136 -- 32 (IG) Mental Imaging 139 -- 33 (IG) Morphological Analysis 141 -- 34 (At) Scamper 144 -- 35 (IG) Semantic Intuition 146 -- 36 (IG) Stimulus Analysis 148 -- 37 (IG) Wildest Idea Technique 151 -- Stage Seven: Navigator Tools to Assess Team Creativity -- 38 (ES) Creativity Assessment 155 -- Stage Eight: Navigator Tools for Team Recognition and Reward -- 39 (PP) Different Point of View 161 -- 40 (PP) Presentation 164 -- Appendix A: Six Sigma 167 -- Appendix B: Cross-Reference Index 169 -- References 175 -- Abbreviated Bibliography 177 -- About the Author 179 -- Publisher's Message ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- Introduction -- What This Book Does 1 -- Lessons for Making Cross-Functional Teams Work 7 -- A Few Personal Lessons 9 -- A General Definition of Cross-Functional Teams 9 -- Forming a Cross-Functional Six Sigma Team 11 -- Organizational Readiness 14 -- Team Building for Effectiveness 16 -- Management Support for Team Success 19 -- Why So Many Teams Fail 21 -- Team Communications and Cross-Functional Synergy 26 -- Teams Need a Variety of Tools to Perform Well 30 -- Enhancing Team Creativity and Innovation 33 -- Recognizing and Rewarding Your Teams 36 -- Some Team Lessons from Geese 40 -- Conclusion 41 -- Stage One: Navigator Tools to Assess Organizational Readiness -- 1 (CI) Organization Readiness Chart 45 -- Stage Two: Navigator Tools for Team Building and -- Effectiveness -- 2 (TB) Circles of Influence 49 -- 3 (TB) Fishbowls 52 -- 4 (TB) Organization Mapping 55 -- 5 (TB) Relationship Map 58 -- 6 (TB) Sociogram 61 -- 7 (TB) Team Meeting Evaluation 64 -- 8 (TB) Team Mirror 67 -- 9 (TB) Team Process Assessment 70 -- Stage Three: Navigator Tools for Team Member Assignment -- 10 (CI) Responsibility Matrix 75 -- 11 (CI) Rotating Roles 77 -- Stage Four: Navigator Tools for First Team Activities -- 12 (PP) Problem Specification 83 -- 13 (CI) Process Mapping 86 -- 14 (CI) Process Selection Matrix 89 -- Stage Five: Navigator Tools for Team Consensus and Synergy -- 15 (IG) Affinity Diagram 93 -- 16 (TB) Buzz Group 96 -- 17 (DM) Consensus Decision Making 98 -- 18 (IG) Critical Dialogue 100 -- 19 (IG) Nominal Group Technique (NGT) 103 -- 20 (ES) Paired Comparison 106 -- 21 (DM) Point-Scoring Evaluation 109 -- Stage Six: Navigator Tools for Team Creativity and Innovation -- 22 (IG) 6-3-5 Method 113 -- 23 (IG) Attribute Listing 116 -- 24 (IG) Brainstorming 118 -- 25 (IG) Checkerboard Method 120 -- 26 (IG) Circle of Opportunity 123 -- 27 (IG) Circumrelation 126 -- 28 (IG) Double Reversal 129 -- 29 (IG) Forced Association 132 -- 30 (IG) Fresh Eye 134 -- 31 (IG) Idea Borrowing 136 -- 32 (IG) Mental Imaging 139 -- 33 (IG) Morphological Analysis 141 -- 34 (At) Scamper 144 -- 35 (IG) Semantic Intuition 146 -- 36 (IG) Stimulus Analysis 148 -- 37 (IG) Wildest Idea Technique 151 -- Stage Seven: Navigator Tools to Assess Team Creativity -- 38 (ES) Creativity Assessment 155 -- Stage Eight: Navigator Tools for Team Recognition and Reward -- 39 (PP) Different Point of View 161 -- 40 (PP) Presentation 164 -- Appendix A: Six Sigma 167 -- Appendix B: Cross-Reference Index 169 -- References 175 -- Abbreviated Bibliography 177 -- About the Author 179
Notes "This book contains ... 40 of the 222 tools that are in the Tool navigator"--Introd
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178)
Subject Creative ability.
Teams in the workplace.
Total quality management.
Author King, Dana G.
Michalski, Walter J. Tool navigator
LC no. 98034170
ISBN 1563271982 (paperback)
Other Titles Forty tools for cross-functional teams