Berlin13.09.2014
Multicultural design teams1+1=11 ?
Andrzej Karelwww.andrzejkarel.com
Who?
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Andrzej:
• product manager at Soundian (Creation Center of Telekom Innovation Laboratiories)
• freelance consultant (with Design Thinking Warsaw)
• runs blog 100SDT.com
• organizes Design Thinking Meetups in Warsaw
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Creation Center Telekom Innovation Labs
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HPI School of Design Thinking CCBY-NC-ND 4.0 3 Core Elements
Design Thinking
Benefits of multidisciplinary teams
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More perspectives = creativity
Broader team skill set
Breaking down companies’ „silo” structure
„Diversity is the fertilizer of innovation. (…) Comfortable social situations are actually
barriers to innovation. When all of a company’s managers are from the same
background (or are the same gender or race), the company tends to stop innovating
and runs into trouble.”Business Innovation For Dummies – A. Hiam
Risks of multidisciplinary teams
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Communication problems (different terminologies)
Different motivations
Scepticism towards „others”
3 types of differentiation: professional, personal (character and
culture), demographic
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1. Define team needs and choose members. Four core specializations: designpsychology/social sciences businessIT/ engineering+ expert
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7€
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1. Define team needs and choose members. Four core specializations: designpsychology/social sciences businessIT/ engineering+ expert
c
Z
7€
a
2. Prepare teamwork. Get to know each other, give a name, clarify team rules.
Creation Center Telekom Innovation Labs
Exercise: My cultural collage / avatar
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Form teams of 3-4
10 minutes to create a personal collage
Use: materials, LEGO, gadgets, business cards, …
2 minutes to present to others in team – total 10 min.
Excercise: My cultural collage / avatar
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INCLUDE:
name
workplace
I come from … and for my team it means that …
I’m amazing at (2 things)
I’d like to be amazing at (2 things)
My work style in one sentence:
One team rule I’d like to introduce to our cooperation is:
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1. Define team needs and choose members. Four core specializations: designpsychology/social sciences businessIT/ engineering+ expert
c
Z
7€
a
2. Prepare teamwork. Get to know each other, give a name, clarify team rules.
3. Monitor teamwork.Check-ins and check-outs, warm-ups, team roles, etc.
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„Team Considerations”d.School Stanford
Solutions?
Discuss best practices and possible solutions to each
team member’s 2 issues that„needs work”
Key learning Do your homework towards
cultural differences of others youwork with: team members and
partners.
• initiate project by getting to know each other
• monitor team’s performance• prepare for any meetings thatmight cause a „cultural clash”
HPI School of Design Thinking
Andrzej Karel
Thanks!
www.andrzejkarel.comlinkedin.com/in/andrzejkarel
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