TEI 107: Create group flow for radical innovation – with Laurie Buss

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their
careers and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: I’m
very interested in how innovation can be made better and one
category of tools is related to team performance – higher
performing teams can create products that produce higher value. One
particular tool is Group Flow, which was the topic of a paper
published by The International Council on Systems Engineering
titled “Group Flow: the Genesis of Innovation.” Its author is
Laurie Buss, who I interviewed to learn how teams can create group
flow. When I discovered Laurie’s work, I felt like I found a
kindred spirit based on how she describes innovation, which is,
that … Innovation is key to the continued growth of established
economies, not only for the creation of new designs, products,
services, and markets but also for the development and retention of
top-performing employees. She has a degree from UCLA in Aerospace
Engineering and is highly regarded in the international satellite
industry, working with numerous large organizations in spacecraft
design and test, launch, operations, and many other aspects that
require innovative thinking. She also has a new book coming out in
the second quarter of 2017 with a working title of “Brainpower
Redemption.” In this interview Laurie shares concrete steps to
facilitate group flow, which includes 4 elements that are easily
remembered using FLOW as an acronym: Focus,Location,O (for round
table), andWork tools.