Design Sprints are about the team's capacity to solve big, complex challenges. But what makes an effective #designsprintteam is not necessarily their team members aggregate I.Q or their collective accomplishments. The key to building successful teams relays in the team members ability to #communicate with one another. And design sprints, if facilitated well, are great at offering that space to speak to every single team member. The research conducted by Alex "Sandy" Pentland, director of MIT's Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, on high-performing teams inspired our design sprint facilitation style as well as our training ideology. If you want to learn more about Design Sprint Facilitation and build a truly successful team, join us in Berlin or London this spring.

1. What drives
HIGH
PERFORMING
TEAMS

2. Could it be?
HIGH
I.Q.

3. Could it be?
HIGH
LEVELS OF
EXPERTISE

4. - 6 -
Could it be?
PERSONAL
TALENT

5. - 4 -
According to Pentland’s
extensive study at MIT’s Human
Dynamics Laboratory, highly
successful teams have
obvious, measurable
characteristics, like …

6. 1.
Equal time to share
and listen to each
other.
@ Alex “Sandy” Pentland

7. 2.
Team members
face each other and
express their
opinions with
energy.
@ Alex “Sandy” Pentland

8. 3.
Team members
connect to one
another.
@ Alex “Sandy” Pentland

9. 4.
Members carry on
side conversations
within the team.
@ Alex “Sandy” Pentland

10. 5.
Members
periodically, go
exploring outside
the team, and bring
information back.
@ Alex “Sandy” Pentland

11. Design Sprint teams
displaying these
behaviours will
surpass by far
other groups with their
energy, creativity and
shared commitment.
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