Thomas Edison’s innovations contributed a whopping 3% of global GDP at the time of his death in 1931. Edison created six multi-billion dollar industries that still exist today, ranging from document duplication to electrical power generation, recorded sound, the storage battery, and the movies. What many people don’t realize is that his innovations were generated through a focused approach to teamwork and collaboration. Authored by Sarah Miller Caldicott, Edison’s great grandniece and an innovation process expert, Midnight Lunch provides an intriguing look at how Edison’s world-changing collaboration methods can strengthen live and virtual teams today. Edison’s four phases of collaboration success offer a simple yet powerful way to deliver outstanding ROI in the digital era. Midnight Lunch reveals:
- – How to draw together individuals from diverse disciplines, ensuring multiple perspectives and rapid problem-solving
- – How to mix specialists and generalists on the same team
- – Why innovation stalls when collaboration is not present
- – How to apply the four “C’s” of collaboration in your innovation efforts: Capacity, Context, Coherence, and Complexity
Team members from any field can use Midnight Lunch as a handbook in their project meetings, draw immediate insights, and transform their innovation results.