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1 2 3 How to encourage group flow Concentrate easily 4 Freely express and share ideas 4 Work in teams without interruption 4 The right technology can connect people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to contribute. You want group flow: a collective state that occurs when a group is performing at the peak of its abilities. 6 Great work requires great teamwork How do you enable collaboration and establish team flow? of people, spanning all levels of organisations, consider collaboration essential for their work 2 More than 80% More than 50% 3 workplace practices that encourage teamwork: 2 Group genius can't be bottled and just sprinkled on a project occasionally; it has to be spread throughout the organisation and practised every day. — Keith Sawyer 10 “ “ Technology can connect dispersed teams Remote work is popular and growing fast! Technology is evolving to create more authentic group experiences, even for remote workers. It can: Workers who spent some time working remotely: 8 2012 2016 2018 39% 43% 70% Reduce friction, so working remotely feels less remote The analysis in this document was done by Prowess Consulting and commissioned by Microsoft. Prowess and the Prowess logo are trademarks of Prowess Consulting, LLC. Copyright © 2019 Prowess Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 1 Inc.com. “7 Best Solutions to Increase Collaboration That Are Often Overlooked.” September 2018. www.inc.com/shawn-murphy/why-your-team-is-probably-collaborating-all-wrong-and-what-to-do-instead.html. 2 Steelcase. Active Collaboration Study. 2019. 3 Forbes. “New Study Finds That Collaboration Drives Workplace Performance.” June 2017 www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2017/06/22/new-study-finds-that-collaboration-drives-workplace-performance/#694374943d02. 4 Steelcase. “The Privacy Crisis: Taking a Toll on Employee Engagement.” www.steelcase.com/research/articles/topics/privacy/privacy-crisis/. 5 Steelcase. “How Workspace Design Fosters Innovation.” 2013. www.steelcase.com/research/articles/topics/innovation/how-place-fosters-innovation/. 6 Keith Sawyer. Group creativity: Music, theater, collaboration. 2003 Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 7 Steve Lohr. “Don’t Get Too Comfortable at That Desk.” The New York Times. October 2017. www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/the-office-gets-remade-again.html. 8 Gallup. “State of the American Workplace.” https://news.gallup.com/reports/199961/7.aspx. 70% figure from International Workplace Group (IWG). “The IWG Workplace Survey 2018.” www.iwgplc.com/. 9 AV Magazine. “Rapid Video Conferencing Growth Comes at a Cost.” November 2018. www.avinteractive.com/news/collaboration/rapid-video-conferencing-growth-comes-cost-16-11-2018/. 10 Keith Sawyer. Group Genius. Basic Books, 2017. 11 Microsoft® Surface Hub® 2 is coming in 2019; products and features are subject to regulatory certification/approval, may change, and may vary by country/region. Awaken the genius within your teams Promote innovative collaboration and group flow in the workplace Provide workspaces designed for collaboration Make sure employees have the time they need to collaborate Establish a technology platform that connects workers and allows for better collaboration Help workers stay in flow as a team Turn any space into a team space Learn more about helping your teams perform at their peak. Read the paper > The right kinds of spaces can help people collaborate, share knowledge, learn together and build social networks of trustful interaction. 5 of the work done today is accomplished through collaboration 1 of end users and IT managers say a consistent video conference user interface across workspaces/devices is important or critically important 9 75% 1.5x A perfect fit for any space Microsoft ® Surface Hub ® 2 is thin, light hardware designed for mobility 11 —perfect for new office designs in which there is not a single space dedicated to collaboration but a variety of spaces. On Surface Hub 2, run remote meetings seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, and use Microsoft Whiteboard to take team brainstorms to the next level. “People really do need people—to deepen the pool of possibilities, to wade through the snarl of complexities, to achieve the multifaceted clarity of brilliant solutions." — Steelcase 5 5X Companies that promote collaboration are 5X as likely to be high performing compared to those that do not 3 Employees say that workspaces that support group flow enable them to: 98% 97% 95% —in which workers can choose their conditions—can increase productivity on cognitive tasks by 25 per cent or more. 7 “Empowered offices” high-performance organisations are more likely to establish technology platforms that connect workers and allow for better collaboration 2
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How to encourage group �ow
Concentrate easily4Freely express and
share ideas4
Work in teams without interruption4
The right technology can connect people whowouldn’t otherwise be able to contribute.
You want group flow: a collective state that occurs when a group is performing at the peak of its abilities.6
Great work requires great teamwork
How do you enable collaboration and establish team �ow?
of people, spanning all levels of organisations, consider collaboration
essential for their work2
More than
80%More than
50%
3 workplace practices that encourage teamwork:2
Group genius can't be bottled and just sprinkled on a project occasionally; it has to be spread throughout
the organisation and practised every day.— Keith Sawyer10“
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Technology can connect dispersed teamsRemote work is popular and growing fast!
Technology is evolving to create more authentic group experiences, even for remote workers. It can:
Workers who spent some time working remotely:8
2012
2016
2018
39%
43%
70%
Reduce friction, so working remotely feels less remote
The analysis in this document was done by Prowess Consulting and commissioned by Microsoft.Prowess and the Prowess logo are trademarks of Prowess Consulting, LLC.Copyright © 2019 Prowess Consulting, LLC. All rights reserved.Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners
1 Inc.com. “7 Best Solutions to Increase Collaboration That Are Often Overlooked.” September 2018. www.inc.com/shawn-murphy/why-your-team-is-probably-collaborating-all-wrong-and-what-to-do-instead.html.2 Steelcase. Active Collaboration Study. 2019.3 Forbes. “New Study Finds That Collaboration Drives Workplace Performance.” June 2017 www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2017/06/22/new-study-�nds-that-collaboration-drives-workplace-performance/#694374943d02. 4 Steelcase. “The Privacy Crisis: Taking a Toll on Employee Engagement.” www.steelcase.com/research/articles/topics/privacy/privacy-crisis/.5 Steelcase. “How Workspace Design Fosters Innovation.” 2013. www.steelcase.com/research/articles/topics/innovation/how-place-fosters-innovation/.6 Keith Sawyer. Group creativity: Music, theater, collaboration. 2003 Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.7 Steve Lohr. “Don’t Get Too Comfortable at That Desk.” The New York Times. October 2017. www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/business/the-of�ce-gets-remade-again.html.8 Gallup. “State of the American Workplace.” https://news.gallup.com/reports/199961/7.aspx. 70% �gure from International Workplace Group (IWG). “The IWG Workplace Survey 2018.” www.iwgplc.com/.9 AV Magazine. “Rapid Video Conferencing Growth Comes at a Cost.” November 2018. www.avinteractive.com/news/collaboration/rapid-video-conferencing-growth-comes-cost-16-11-2018/.10 Keith Sawyer. Group Genius. Basic Books, 2017.11 Microsoft® Surface Hub® 2 is coming in 2019; products and features are subject to regulatory certi�cation/approval, may change, and may vary by country/region.
Awaken the genius within your teamsPromote innovative collaboration and group flow in the workplace
Provide workspaces designed for collaboration
Make sure employees have the time they need to collaborate
Establish a technology platform that connects workers and
allows for better collaboration
Help workers stay in flow as a team Turn any space into a team space
Learn more about helping your teams perform at their peak.Read the paper >
The right kinds of spaces can help people collaborate, share knowledge, learn together and build social networks of trustful interaction.5
of the work done today is accomplished through collaboration1
of end users and IT managers say a consistent video conference user interface across workspaces/devices is important or critically important9
75%
1.5x
A perfect �t for any space
Microsoft® Surface Hub® 2 is thin, light hardware designed for mobility11—perfect for new office designs in which there is not a single space dedicated to collaboration but a variety of spaces.
On Surface Hub 2, run remote meetings seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, and use Microsoft Whiteboard to take team brainstorms to the next level.
“People really do need people—to deepen the pool of possibilities,
to wade through the snarl of complexities, to achieve the
multifaceted clarity of brilliant solutions."
— Steelcase5 5XCompanies that promote collaboration are 5X as
likely to be high performingcompared to those that do not3
Employees say that workspaces that support group flow enable them to:
98% 97% 95%
—in which workers can choose their conditions—can increase productivity on cognitive tasks by 25 per cent or more.7
“Empowered of�ces”
high-performance organisations are
more likely to establish technology platforms that connect workers and allow for better collaboration2
