What to Think About, if You're Thinking About Building a Team?
Talkat JCON Europe 2023 · on Wednesday, 2023-06-21· at 13:00· Cinema 6, Im Mediapark 1, 50670 Köln, Germany·
summary
Combines prisoner’s dilemma game theory and the Octalysis gamification lens to claim teams outperform when balanced across three measurable axes — personality, cognitive and social skills — rather than cloned hires. Treats the team as a product: use a visible backlog, one- to two‑sprint iterations, alpha/beta-style experiments, peer programming and explicit rituals; visibility of issues and small prioritized tasks reduces churn. Argues KPIs mislead and momentum over time predicts real capacity.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and warm-up
- 3:44Building vs maintaining teams
- 8:38Team dynamics and the prisoner dilemma
- 15:02Diverse teams and the golf ball analogy
- 21:59Finding and balancing talent
- 27:10Maintaining teams like a product
- 34:07Retaining talent and sustaining motivation
- 36:34Q&A and closing
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