Collaboration

MIT SMR’s spring 2025 issue offers advice for leaders on managing amid uncertainty and balancing oversight with autonomy.

This issue of MIT SMR offers insights on innovation, business strategy, employee motivation, partnerships, and more.

Teams can structure design-thinking processes to benefit from the strengths of both in-person and virtual collaboration.

Outsiders can spark change by seeing what others miss, offering fresh ideas that need support to thrive.

Leaders must tackle both cultural and technology issues to gain a more comprehensive view of risk organization wide.

Having someone take on a critical reviewer role can enhance a meeting’s effectiveness and lead to better decisions.

Side conversations during online meetings can be managed in ways that reinforce a healthy culture.

For optimal business innovation, leaders must take a balanced approach to applying generative and analytical AI.

Use these strategies to build your leadership skill set and solve tough challenges in the new year.

Learn how to help hybrid teams develop a stronger culture and deliver more success in the year ahead.

Companies run by their originators often have deep experience, earned legitimacy, and forgiving stakeholders.

Hybrid work expert Brian Elliott discusses the latest chapter in the return-to-office debate, in this short video.

MIT SMR’s winter 2025 issue offers advice for leaders on making better decisions by seeking out divergent perspectives.

Green Mountain Coffee’s founder and former CEO, Bob Stiller, discusses the Appreciate Inquiry framework in this Q&A.

Get advice on crafting successful onsite team time, in this brief video with Brian Elliott.

A collaborative model of influence emphasizes making the best decision for the organization rather than winning a debate.

In this short video, learn why return-to-office mandates can backfire and how to build a strong hybrid work culture.

On this Me, Myself, and AI podcast episode, the nonprofit’s CEO argues for more transparency when companies err with AI.

Purposeful play offers a rich opportunity to learn by doing and adapt to disruptive change.

Watch this short video for tips on boosting organizational innovation through a strengths-based team approach.