Midnight Lunch

SARAH MILLER CALDICOTT is a great-grandniece of Thomas Edison, and a seasoned executive with years of hands-onexperience driving growth in new and existingbusinesses. Coauthor of Innovate Like Edison, a groundbreaking book on Thomas Edison's innovation best practices, Sarah inspires audiences around the world through her keynote speeches and executive programs on how to integrate Edison's Five Competencies of Innovation in organizations today. Sarah also advises leaders on how they can use Edison's time-tested methods to create a culture of innovation, as well as accelerate the development of individual and team capabilities that propel collaboration success.

• Foreword Matthew Greeley xi Acknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1 What Is True Collaboration? 1Is It True Collaboration, or Is It a Team? 4Team A versus Team B 5Thomas Edison Mastered Collaboration as a Force for Success 12Tracing Edison’s Collaboration Beliefs and Practices 17Edison’s Four Phases of True Collaboration 18True Collaboration Fosters a Growth Mindset: Balancing Learning and Performance 25True Collaboration Is a Superskill That Builds a New Type of Knowledge Asset 32Chapter 2 Why Is True Collaboration So Crucial Now? 35Shift #1: The Rise in Complexity Due to Massive Generation of Data and Real-Time Data Synthesis 40Shift #2: The Rise of the Metalogue as a Tool for Creating Purpose and Connection 47Shift #3: The Need for Reskilling Workers in the Innovation Age 53Chapter 3 Phase 1: Capacity—Creating the Foundations for Collaboration to Thrive 57Part i, Phase 1—Capacity 60Part ii, Phase 1—Capacity 72True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises—Phase 1 89Chapter 4 Phase 2: Context—How Context Accelerates Collaboration and Innovation 92Part i, Phase 2: The Solo Meld 98Part ii, Phase 2: Group Meld 119True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises—Phase 2 146Chapter 5 Phase 3: Coherence—Building Coherent Teams 150Part i, Phase 3: Coherence 153Part ii, Phase 3: Coherence 169True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises—Phase 3 194Chapter 6 Phase 4: Complexity—Forming Smart Layers and Developing Collective Intelligence 198Part i, Phase 4: Complex Systems and Smart Layers 202Part ii, Phase 4: Footprinting Captures Collective Intelligence 237Chapter 7 True Collaboration: A Look into the Future 250Notes 255About the Author 271Index 273