HOW CAN HIGH-PERFORMANCE
WORKGROUPS BE CREATED?
We begin with the assertion that exhorting a team to go outside
the box or give 110% is not conducive to the effectiveness of a
workgroup. The full potential of an individual resides inside the
box. And the combined potential of all the boxes in a workgroup
is fully realized inside Cramer’s Cube.
The workgroup dynamically creates an operating environment that
does not limit the participation of any individual, or constrain
the potential of the team. Team diversity provides added value to
the Cramer's Cube process.
Cramer’s Cube facilitates Communication,
Collaboration and Contribution.
- The focus of the group is on Insight and Observations,
not Ideas or Opinions.
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- The group is not influenced or limited by the actions
of a leader.
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- The rules of Argument and Debate make discussions passionate,
not personal.
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- The workgroup creates the universe of possible solutions
to meet its Objective.
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- The workgroup generates three solutions:
- INNOVATIVE by design
- EXTREME at the limits of conceivability
- REVOLUTIONARY at the limits of possibility
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WORKGROUP CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
BY CRAMER'S CUBE
- Validate or invalidate self-assessments
of performance.
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- Enable individuals, having disparate views,
to work effectively.
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- Test the assertions of "Creativity" and "Innovation."
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- Remove forces that stifle individual contribution
and workgroup performance.
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- Balance the value of Insight and Perspective
with all other factors.
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- Isolate, or remove, the influence of leadership
on the team.
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- Enable the measurement of individual and
team contribution.
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- Utilize an operating methodology that is empirically valid.
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