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A PATTERN LIBRARY
FOR TEAMWORK
HERTJE BRODERSEN ∙ @HYPERCATALECTA
INTERACTION 18・LYON・FEB 7, 2018
Hacking Destructive Collaboration Patterns
10 %
OF EMPLOYEES IN
WESTERN EUROPE ARE

HIGHLY INVOLVED IN

AND ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT THEIR WORK 
GALLUP.COM
STATE OF THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE (2017)
20 %
ARE ACTIVELY
DISENGAGED
COLLABORATION MINDSETS
FOCUS ON NETWORK
COLLABORATIVE

PROACTIVE
FRAGMENTED

REACTIVE
FOCUS ON SELF
21ST CENTURY
WE ARE
HERE
20TH CENTURY
BASED ON STEPHANIE AKKAOUI HUGHES, “ARCHITECTING INTERACTIONS”
MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
WORK DONE BY

SEVERAL ASSOCIATES

WITH EACH DOING 

A PART
DEFINITION OF TEAMWORK
BUT ALL SUBORDINATING
PERSONAL PROMINENCE
TO THE EFFICIENCY OF
THE WHOLE
URBANDICTIONARY.COM
THE

ABILITY
DEFINITION OF TEAMWORK
TO BLAME

OTHERS
“IF YOU DON’T DESIGN,
YOU DEFAULT.”
CHRISTINA WODTKE
"DESIGN THE TEAM YOU NEED TO SUCCEED"
HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
TEAM
AIR
SANDWICH
ATTRIBUTED TO NILOFER MERCHANT
“Malcom in the Middle” https://giphy.com/gifs/13PZ0dKw1J3LzO
“THAT’S WHERE MOST
BUSINESS PROBLEMS
HAPPEN … BETWEEN THE
CRACKS OF DIVISIONS OR
SILOS OR THE ‘WHITE
SPACE’ NO ONE OWNS.”
NILOFER MERCHANT
HOT
POTATO
“Eminem” https://giphy.com/gifs/rap-eminem-dope-kwqq0OhgJWWR2
“CULTURE EATS STRATEGY
FOR BREAKFAST.”
ATTRIBUTED TO PETER DRUCKER
TEAM
AWESOME
“Awesome” https://giphy.com/gifs/drunkhistory-comedy-central-awesome-l4JyK3kAwNiUPiRr2 .
“SUCCESSFUL INNOVATORS
CARE ABOUT SOLVING
INTERESTING AND
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS

— INNOVATION IS

MERELY A BYPRODUCT.”
DOUG SUNDHEIM
FLOATING
ISLANDS
“Lonely” https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-analogy-VfyC5j7sR4cso
“NO MAN

IS AN ISLAND.”
JOHN DONNE
SUN 

FLOWER
“Elvis” https://giphy.com/gifs/elvis-presley-all-shook-up-68-comeback-special-rBuWXMm4lQRPy
“WHERE THERE'S NO
STRUCTURE, PERSONALITY
FILLS THE VOID."
ANONYMOUS AUTHOR, TAGESSPIEGEL
BROKEN
WINDOW
“Throwing rocks” http://makeagif.com/i/V41Fj_
“IN A TIME WHERE ACTION IS
PARAMOUNT, CYNICISM CREATES

A PARALYZING EFFECT. IT
CAUSES PREDATORY DELAY, WHICH IS
EFFECTIVELY THE SAME AS LOSING.”
ANGUS HERVEY
BROKEN

WINDOW
SUN

FLOWER
FLOATING

ISLANDS
HOT

POTATO
AIR

SANDWICH
TEAM

AWESOME
NOW
WHAT?!
HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISE
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
TEAM
“ORG DESIGN IS

THE JELLY 

TO DESIGN THINKING’S
PEANUT BUTTER.”
BUD CADDELL, NOBL COLLECTIVE
“DESIGN THINKING NEEDS ORG DESIGN”
CUSTOMER OBSESSION
FUTUREOFWORK.NOBL.IO
QUALITIES OF HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
AUTONOMY
SIMPLICITY
DEFY POLITICS
STRATEGY LEADING
EVERYTHING
STRATEGY FIRST, THEN
ALIGNMENT BETWEEN
STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM
REWORK.WITHGOOGLE.COM
PROJECT ARISTOTLE
STRUCTURE &
CLARITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
SAFETY
MEANING
IMPACT
DEPENDABILITY
NILOFERMERCHANT.COM
NILOFER MERCHANT ON “ONLYNESS”
UNIQUE

POINT OF VIEW
ONLYNESS
A SPOT THAT
NO ONE ELSE
OCCUPIES
OUR ACCUMULATED 

EXPERIENCE, PERSPECTIVE,

AND VISION
HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISEFIND NEW PATTERNS
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
AGREE ON PURPOSE AND POSITIVE NORMS
FIND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES
TEST THEM OUT IN SMALL GROUPS
TEAM
AIR
SANDWICH
ATTRIBUTED TO NILOFER MERCHANT
SH*T 

UMBRELLA
ATTRIBUTED TO TODD JACKSON
HOT
POTATO
COOL 

CUCUMBER
TEAM
AWESOME
TEAM
LEAN
FLOATING
ISLANDS
FLOCK

OF MES
SUN 

FLOWER
ANTI-

HERO
BROKEN
WINDOW
WABI- 

SABI
WABI-

SABI
ANTI

HERO
FLOCK
OF MES
COOL

CUCUMBER
SH*T

UMBRELLA
TEAM

LEAN
OBSERVE ANTI-PATTERNS
EMPATHISE + STRATEGISEFIND NEW PATTERNS
TEST + EVOLVE
WHAT HAPPENS AND WHEN?
WHICH BEHAVIOURS TRIGGER IT?
WHAT’S GUIDING THE TEAM?
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT OTHERS AND YOURSELF?
WHAT ARE OTHERS DOING TO WORK BETTER?
HOW CAN YOU GET THERE?
SHARE NEW PATTERNS WITH OTHERS

DOCUMENT WHICH SPECIFIC NEEDS EXIST
TWEAK NEW NORMS TO BETTER FIT YOUR TEAM
AGREE ON PURPOSE AND POSITIVE NORMS
FIND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES
TEST THEM OUT IN SMALL GROUPS
TEAM
HACKING DESTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION PATTERNS
⚓
THANK YOU
HERTJE BRODERSEN ∙ @HYPERCATALECTA
GIFSICONS
“Network" by Brennan Nowak
“Potato” by Denis Shumaylov
“Unicorn" by Lauren Brajczewski
“Vacation Fund" by stolkramaker
"Sunflower" by Juraj Sedlák
“Broken Glass" by Nick Bluth
“Cucumber” by mariannafer
“Game Plan” by Made by Made
“Winter” (5x) by Landan Lloyd
“Dove” by sandra
“Malcom in the Middle” https://giphy.com/gifs/13PZ0dKw1J3LzO
“Eminem” https://giphy.com/gifs/rap-eminem-dope-kwqq0OhgJWWR2
“Awesome” https://giphy.com/gifs/drunkhistory-comedy-central-awesome-l4JyK3kAwNiUPiRr2 .
“Lonely” https://giphy.com/gifs/friends-analogy-VfyC5j7sR4cso
“Elvis” https://giphy.com/gifs/elvis-presley-all-shook-up-68-comeback-special-rBuWXMm4lQRPy
“Throwing rocks” http://makeagif.com/i/V41Fj_
HYPERCATALECTA.COM 𐄁 LINKEDIN.COM/IN/HERTJEBRODERSEN
All from thenounproject.com:

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