Blue Ocean Strategy and Team Forming- A Shared Perspective
Ali Anani
Ideation
This presentation offers a new perspective to the Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) and team building strategy.
Added on January, 2012 I suggest for you reading my post
presentation on slideshare entitled SNA of Blue Ocean Strategy. You may find Slides 17-19 of particular interest to you
SNA Social Network Analysis
Blue Ocean Strategy(BOS)
The probing of the components of BOS reveals they may be rearranged into two opposites as is shown the left.
Train Vs. Eliminate Raise Vs. Reduce
Team Building Stages
Likewise; the probing of the components of team building reveals they may be rearranged into two opposites as is shown the left.
Forming Vs. Performing Norming Vs. Storming
Storming
Forming
Performing
Norming
Team Building Stages- 2
The system dynamics show how stages develop over time.
This development is complex.
The output of one stage may bifurcate into two inputs.
Storming
Forming
Performing
Norming
Team Building Stages- 3
The system dynamics show how stages develop over time.
This development is complex.
The output of one stage may bifurcate into two inputs in the next stage.
Storming
Forming
Performing
Norming
Team Building Stages- 4
The system dynamics show how stages develop over time.
This development is complex.
The output of one stage may bifurcate into two inputs.
Storming
Forming
Performing
Norming
Output Bifurcating into Two Inputs
A very good example is that reported by Team DynamicsDefining the Team Essentials for Team Success
The positive effect of a strong friendship in a team might be:
the friends communicate a lot together... ...which naturally results in other members being drawn
into the discussion ...which results in a good 'social' feel to the group ...which makes people enjoy being in the group ...which improves motivation and commitment And the reverse is true
Output Bifurcating into Two Inputs- 2
The previous example shows how the cause might bifurcate into two effects. This adds to the complexity of the teams.
Which way this ball of events will
roll?
Output Bifurcating into Two Inputs- 3
The positive and negative chains produce positive and negative loops, which in turn influences the connectedness and richness of information exchange among team members.
Output Bifurcating into Two Inputs- 4
That one input bifurcates into two outputs stresses the system as it leads to the formation of two opposite sub-teams or more.
The harmony between the individual and the team either increases or decreases depending on how team members deal with an input
Sub-team A
Team Member
Sub-team
B
Output Bifurcating into Two Inputs- 5
The sub-teams interact with the organization with two different inputs.
Again, these inputs might bifurcate within the organization into different trajectories (paths) adding to the complexity of the system.
Sub-team A
Team Member
Sub-team
B
Organization
The Panarchy of Teams
The individual, team and the organization might move harmoniously and may not
The Prey – Predator System
We have more than one prey –predator sub-teams within the organization.
The Prey – Predator System- 2
The complexity of a prey–predator system is well-known
If two sub-teams have two different complexities then the whole system is not synchronized
Predictability becomes difficult
Team Synchronization
The complexity of the team may be also constrained by the capacity of the container space.
The container is defined by three dimensions, in emulation of the work of…………..
Team Capacity
In emulation of the work on Adaptation- and the Nature of Complex Systems, the three attributes that determine the capacity of a complex system are: wealth, connectedness and resilience
Forming
Storming
NormingPerforming
Wealth
Connectedness
Resili
ence
Team Capacity- 2
These cycles provide a framework for the opposing forces of growth and stability versus change and variety
Forming
Storming
NormingPerforming
Wealth
Connectedness
Resili
ence
Team Capacity- 3
These cycles provide a framework for the opposing forces of growth and stability versus change and variety
Team Capacity- 4
As a team forms its members are new to each other. There are ample opportunities for all.
Team Capacity- 5
Storming starts as opportunities become scarcer and as differences between team members surface out
Team Capacity- 6
Storming starts as opportunities become scarcer and as differences between team members surface out
Team Capacity- 7
Normalizing starts leading to increased communication, connectedness and exchange of information. This increase in connectedness may increase the rigidity of the team making it less adaptive to change (decreased resilience)
Team Capacity- 8
Performance initiates as connectedness increases and conflicts decrease; else, non-productive work results
Extending the Concept to BOS
Using a similar approach, Blue Ocean Strategy may be tackled along the same lines
Bioteams
Bioteams that emulate nature is a shining concept
Teams have four stages of development These are: founding stage, ergonomic
stage, reproductive stage and terminal stage
These four stages may be analyzed in a fashion similar to what we discussed in this presentation
Extending the Concept to BOS
Using a similar approach, Blue Ocean Strategy may be tackled along the same lines
The Four Building Blocks of BOS
Eliminate, Create, Reduce and Raise are the four building blocks of Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS)
Drawing the Four Blocks to Reflect Opposites
The four blocks may be redrawn as is shown on the left
Drawing the Four Blocks to Reflect Opposites- 2
The four blocks of political, organizational, interorganizational and individual in the above reference are replaced by create, eliminate, reduce and raise
Drawing the Four Blocks to Reflect Opposites- 2
One balance is balancing between old products and future ones. If the system changes and we keep looking at the past we suffer from rigidity
Drawing the Four Blocks to Reflect Opposites- 3
We put our thoughts, feelings and actions. Accordingly, we influence the output of the system.
Drawing the Four Blocks to Reflect Opposites- 5
we influence the three dimensions of the cube.
3 Attributes define the boundary of the cube and hence its
capacity
Conclusion
Systems such as teamwork and Blue Ocean strategy might seem distant to each other.This presentation shows that a common approach towards their study is feasible
A forthcoming presentation will show that the Balanced Scorecard is obedient to a similar approach