Science Digest: Teamwork, Focus, Perspective, and More!

Teamwork may just be hard in certain lines of work. Under conditions of extreme complexity, we inevitably rely on a division of tasks and expertise—in the operating room, for example, there is the surgeon, the surgical assistant, the scrub nurse, the circulating nurse, the anesthesiologist, and so on. They can each be technical masters at what they
... See moreAtul Gawande • The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
The risks we encounter in today’s environment increase in speed and complexity, and our Risk Immune System must seek and operationalize diverse opinions to best compete and survive. We all know and appreciate the benefits of diverse teams—their importance not only in physical representation but also in thought and capability. “Seeing” only one part
... See more