What we can learn from design team setups? Decide when to work alone or in a group. What character traits and kind of tasks are suited best.

1. Reflecting alone & acting in tune
What we can learn from design team setups

2. HOW CAN WE DECIDE WHEN TO WORK ALONE OR IN A GROUP?
We feel stressed and dissatisfied when the balance of work is not given.

3. CHALLENGES IN TEAM SETUPS
Profession
Skills / Roles /Leadership
Personality

4. THERE ARE THOSE TWO ANTIPODES OF PEOPLE, RIGHT?
Introverts Extroverts

5. INTROVERTSINTROVERTS → HIGHLY REACTIVE PEOPLE
THEY PROCESS INFORMATION DIFFERENTLY
Charge their battery differentlyTendency for overarousal Have a different response time & depth
INTROVERTS

6. FRAMEWORK TO DECIDE ON TEAMWORK
INTROVERTS EXTROVERTS
GROUP WORK
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Leading with a Coaching &
Affiliative style
Facilitation
Looking for emotional clues of
team mates
Ideation: Input of unusual ideas
Strategic Planning
Observation
Calculations
Thorough Research
In-depth understanding
Interviewing
Ideation: Novel Ideas
Writing
Analysis
Networking
Moderation
Presenting confidently
Team Motivation
Sales Discussion
Ideation: Quantity of Ideas
Leading with a pacesetting style
Working under high pressure
Risk Takers- Quick decisions
Providing quick results & overviews
Travel & Work

7. TAKEAWAYS
EMBRACE YOUR
PERSONALITY
IT’S ALL ABOUT BALANCE
& DIVERSITY
SHIFT BETWEEN GROUP &
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Talk to your peers Find your “Restorative Niche”
We are all flexible- but
only to a certain extend
“Rubber Band Theory”
/”Free Trait Theory”
DEVELOP A SENSITIVITY FOR YOUR
STRESS- & SATISFACTION LEVEL
Get out of your comfort zone
for a while
Look at your physical cues
Do we still have a match
between, workload, task at
hand and the people
working on it?
Check your energy level

8. 8
We need to incorporate a person‘s
whole nature, personality and skills
when setting up teams.
Provide tasks, responsibilities and
team members accordingly!

9. We really really love feedback.
Kiitos!