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Teamwork
Collaboration, Cooperation

Voltron is not just a super-awesome action-hero robot made of five mechanical cats. He is a message to kids: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Teamwork is ubiquitous: on the playing field, at the office, raising children, lifting a couch. Humans are social animals, and civilization is the result of pooled effort. So it pays to figure out what got us here, and how we can continue to join forces going forward.

Teamwork

Dream Teams

Those who define—and defy—the terms of a creative partnership.

Success: Winners and Losers

The makings of a born winner.

Walking the Teamwork Tightrope

How to be a team player while making your own efforts shine.

Help Wanted: A Team Player

Working well with others is key for nearly every job.

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s off to work we go! Synchrony and team-building.

Does synchronized behavior create cooperation?

by Art Markman, Ph.D. in Ulterior Motives

The psychology of Lego Star Wars I

Children are effective collaborators from an early age.

by Charles Fernyhough in The Child in Time

See Also

Teamwork Tests

Arguing Style

How your arguing style impacts your relationships.
Communication Skills

Are delivering your message loud and clear?
Roommate IQ

Are you easy to live with?
Team Orientation

Are you a team player or a lone wolf?
More Tests

The Latest on Teamwork

How to turn a workplace hell into a workplace heaven by Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D.
Living systems thrive through distributed knowledge. by Alison Bonds Shapiro, M.B.A.
The science of team success by Ray B. Williams
Turning genius denied into genius fulfilled. by Joseph Cardillo
How organizations spend big dollars making people less effective by David Rock
Does Your Boss Trust You? by Lynn Taylor
Leadership in a collaborative era by Ray B. Williams
The Onion News Proclaims that “Soccer is Gay” by John Tauer, Ph.D.
A round-up of willpower news you can use. by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
Surprising insights about better group brainstorming. by Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.