University of California, Berkeley PhD Career Colloquium September 1, 2015 Hosted by VSPA and Humanities and Social Sciences Association

1. The Art of Collaboration
Kennan Kellaris Salinero, PhD

2. September 1, 2015
UCBerkeley International House

3. Intention
E a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f y o u
b r i n g s t o b e a r y o u r u t m o s t
c a p a c i t y f o r c o n t r i b u t i o n
d u r i n g y o u r c a r e e r l i f e - t i m e

4. Kennan’s
version of
collaboration
F r o m t h e b o w e l s o f a c a d e m e
a n d b e y o n d

5. • 0 - 5 y r s o l d – w a s b o u n c e d b a c k a n d f o r t h b e t w e e n H a y w a r d ,
B e r k e l e y, Wa s h i n g t o n D C a n d M i s s i s s i p p i
• v i a O h i o, e n d e d u p s p e n d i n g m y c h i l d h o o d , t h r o u g h c o l l e g e , i n
N e w M e x i c o ( b r i e f f a m i l y s t i n t s i n O r e g o n , C o l o ra d o )
• I n v i t e d t o a p p l y f o r f i r s t f e m a l e c l a s s a t We s t Po i n t – t o o
i m p a t i e n t ( a n d y o u n g )
• A s k e d t o b e i n v i t e d t o M D / P h D – t o o b a c k- w o o d s , n a ï v e
• L o s A l a m o s N a t i o n a l L a b s
• L i v e r m o r e N a t i o n a l L a b s
• U C S D / U M M C / G U
• C e l e ra G e n o m i c s
• U C B e r k e l e y / J G I
• N G O – Y á m a n a S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y – n o w Re I m a g i n e S c i e n c e
Short Life History

6. What peaked my
interest in
Collaboration?
Genomics!

7. elaborate
1 . P l a n n e d o r e x e c u t e d w i t h
p a i n s t a k i n g a t t e n t i o n t o
n u m e r o u s p a r t s o r d e t a i l s
2 . I n t r i c a t e a n d r i c h i n d e t a i l
American Heritage Dictionary, online version

8. collaborate
1 . To w o r k t o g e t h e r, e s p e c i a l l y
i n a j o i n t i n t e l l e c t u a l e f f o r t .
2 . To c o o p e ra t e t r e a s o n a b l y, a s
w i t h a n e n e m y o c c u p a t i o n
f o r c e i n o n e ’s c o u n t r y.

9. Kennan’s
version:
co-elaboration
To w o r k c o l l e c t i v e l y a n d
c o o p e ra t i v e l y
i n a t e a m
f o r h i g h e r p u r p o s e

10. WHY?
D e l t a s m e l t
A t l a n t i c w i l d s a l m o n
F l o o d s a n d d r o u g h t
Ly m e d i s e a s e
D i a b e t e s , a s t h m a , m i c r o -
p l a s t i c s , c h e m i c a l m i c r o -
e n v i r o n m e n t s

11. Science of Team
Science
1 . M a t c h i n g t h e t e a m t o t h e
j o b u s i n g a n a l y t i c s
- O R-
2 . b o t t o m u p o r g a n i c
c o l l a b o ra t i o n s
6/18/2015 NAS Team Science webinar

12. KNOWLEDGE
based
- only half the
problem
…process is the
other

13. Each and every one
of you brings to
bear your utmost
capacity for
contribution during
your career life-
time

14. Kennan’s
version of
collaboration
To w o r k c o l l e c t i v e l y a n d
c o o p e ra t i v e l y
i n a t e a m
f o r h i g h e r p u r p o s e

15. With the support
of others
By supporting
others

16. painstaking
attention - the
artistic part
‘ p l a n n e d o r e x e c u t e d w i t h
p a i n s t a k i n g a t t e n t i o n t o
n u m e r o u s p a r t s o r d e t a i l s ’
• To b i a s M a y e r – s c r u m a n d
’ c ra f t s m a n s h i p ’
• M i h a l y C s i k s z e n t m i h a l y i a n d
b e i n g i n t h e f l o w

17. for higher purpose
- the vision part
• S e t y o u r h i g h e s t v i s i o n – a s a
g r o u p
• M e a s u r e r e a l i t y v s t h e v i s i o n ,
r e g u l a r l y
• Re f u s e t o c o l l a p s e t h e v i s i o n
d o w n t o c u r r e n t r e a l i t y
• Ro b e r t F r i t z ’s m o d e l f o r
m a s t e r f u l w o r k s o f a r t : “ Pa t h
o f L e a s t Re s i s t a n c e ”

18. What’s missing?
• What blocks us?
• Challenges us?
• Stops us?

19. The IT story….
• M i c r o s o f t – V i s u a l C + +
• T h e c h a l l e n g e o f m o r e t h a n
o n e

20. Silicon Valley, the
tech industry, and
the design
movement
• S c r u m
• A g i l e
• I n s t i t u t e f o r S e l f - m a n a g e m e n t
• t h e i n t e r n e t
• L e a n s t a r t u p
• S t e v e B l a n k
• G e n e n t e c h

21. The (key) role of
the individual
D i d I d o m y b e s t t o :
• b e h a p p y ?
• f i n d m e a n i n g ?
• b u i l d p o s i t i v e
r e l a t i o n s h i p s ?
• b e f u l l y e n g a g e d ?
f r o m M a r s h a l l G o l d s m i t h

22. Working well - together
• RELATEDNESS: Creating relatedness and affinity between all team
members (care for one another). This also includes ‘who’s who’ in the
game – ie roles.
• VISION: Creating (from a blank slate) what is intended. This should be
aspirational. An example might be ‘coral reefs are healthy and abundant.’
• OPPORTUNITY: Finding (and creating), opportunities sufficient to fulfill the
vision.
• ACTION: Creating the actions that are critical to produce the desired
results.
• COMPLETION: No unresolved issues between team members. Clear them
as they come up, so you can pick up the phone or communicate as needed,
at any time.

23. Trust
Courage
Heart
f r o m M a r s h a l l G o l d s m i t h