Visual Teams : Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance

Graphic tools and visual solutions for team building anddevelopment Visual Teams uses visual tools and methods to helpteams?both face-to-face and virtual?reach highperformance in today's work environment. As teams become more andmore global and distributed, visualization provides an importantchannel of communication?one that opens up the group's mindto improving work systems and processes by understandingrelationships, interconnections, and big picture contexts. Visual Teams shares best practices and uses visualizationas a power tool for process improvement by providing teams with acommon language for high performance. The book: Explores how any kind of team can draw on the principles andpractices of creative design teams in the software, architectural,engineering, and information design professions Introduces the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance? Model andrelated tools?a system used throughout companies such asNike, Genentech, Becton Dickinson, Chevron, and others Visual Teams presents a comprehensive framework, bestpractices, and unique visual tools for becoming an innovative,high-performance team.