AG2PI Community Workshop #2 - February 8, 2022
Team Science Training
February 8, 2022
12:00 - 2:00 PM
(US Central Time)
Purpose
To prepare team members for cross-disciplinary partnerships by putting basic team science principles into practice.
Registration
Register for the virtual event by clicking the link below. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting
Workshop RegistrationCommunity Workshop Resources and Recording
Community Workshop presentation slides and recording are now available, click the button below to access these resources
Download Presentation Slides Watch Workshop RecordingFunding organizations are calling for large scientific teams to develop solutions to complex global problems. Where do you start? How do you effectively manage the resources, people, and ideas? The goal of this workshop is to provide PIs, co-PIs, and future PIs with the resources they need to improve team interactions to promote knowledge creation. This workshop will be conducted in two parts.
In Part 1, Divergent Science will present foundational concepts, highlight Science of Team Science (SCiTS) literature, and discuss how to put the research into practice. In addition, this training will highlight opportunities to practice diversity, equity and inclusion strategies to create an authentic culture of inclusion that promotes innovation and discovery. Specific areas of focus include: the Team Science Toolbox Dialogue, team roles and responsbilities, and communication between team members.Part 2 is Knowledge Convergence. How is new knowledge created? How does knowledge convergence happen on scientific teams? Team members have different values, visions, and ideas about the research, and even when teams are from the same discipline, they often use different jargon. This can either lead to chaos or to knowledge convergence. Theoretical background and facilitation basics will be provided to help your interdisciplinary team create new knowledge. Participants will gain a basic understanding of facilitation theory to create new knowledge, ideas about how to practice knowledge convergence on their team, and the role conflict plays.
About Presenters
Combining the knowledge of a social scientist and the experience of an interdisciplinary laboratory scientist provides the unique combined perspective that allows Divergent Science to provide the most effective approach to enabling high quality team science.
Co-founder Ellen Fisher currently serves as the Vice President for Research at the University of New Mexico. She has a Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Utah. She brings hands-on and applied perspectives from more than three decades of work on interdisciplinary science teams.
Co-Founder Hannah Love has a Ph.D. in sociology from Colorado State University. She is a trained team scientist with 11 years of facilitation experience. Her background includes work in higher education administration, water conflict facilitation, and non-profit fundraising.
Resources Shared During the Meeting
- New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html
- Summary of the New York Times Article: https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/understanding-team-effectiveness/steps/identify-dynamics-of-effective-teams/
- Roles and Responsibilities/ Project Management Course: https://teamdivergentscience.com/project-management-pm-course/
- Psychological safety: https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/understanding-team-effectiveness/steps/foster-psychological-safety/
- Roles and Responsibilities google doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VGReOx9OeSWGbgt-0YR5Jj6QM_uptPhnfo4gtNKmo3g/edit?usp=sharing
- Turn-taking Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1tR62FLmKwX3p102ZJXWMjMUwWQmzLnbUAwXh9Swz8D4/viewer?f=0
- Facilitation Guild Series: http://www.facilitationguild.com/the-art-science-of-making-meaningful-moments/
