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What makes a team innovative?

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What makes a team innovative? — SHR, Fribourg
What makes a team innovative? — SHR, Fribourg

What makes a team innovative? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Hülsheger, Anderson and Salgado (2009, Journal of Applied Psychology) find shared vision, support and external communication matter more than composition.

The limit

Often self-rated innovation. (our executive and employee training programmes)

What makes a team innovative? — SHR, Fribourg — Fribourg
What makes a team innovative? — SHR, Fribourg — Fribourg

Practical check in Fribourg

Have an outside stakeholder rate the team's innovation each semester. To go further: explore the Team Performance training in Fribourg, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Team Performance in Fribourg

Team Performance training in Fribourg — in practice
Team Performance training in Fribourg — in practice
Team Performance training in Fribourg — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Fribourg — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Fribourg — on the ground
Team Performance training in Fribourg — on the ground

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