Midnight Lunch: The 4 Phases of Team Collaboration Success from Thomas Edison's Lab -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What Is True Collaboration? -- Is It True Collaboration, or Is It a Team? -- Team A versus Team B -- Thomas Edison Mastered Collaboration as a Force for Success -- Tracing Edison's Collaboration Beliefs and Practices -- Edison's Four Phases of True Collaboration -- True Collaboration Fosters a Growth Mindset: Balancing Learning and Performance -- True Collaboration Is a Superskill That Builds a New Type of Knowledge Asset -- Chapter 2: Why Is True Collaboration So Crucial Now? -- Shift #1: The Rise in Complexity Due to Massive Generation of Data and Real-Time Data Synthesis -- Shift #2: The Rise of the Metalogue as a Tool for Creating Purpose and Connection -- Shift #3: The Need for Reskilling Workers in the Innovation Age -- Chapter 3: Phase 1: Capacity-Creating the Foundations for Collaboration to Thrive -- Part I, Phase 1-Capacity -- Discovery and Diversity Are Key Ingredients for Collaboration Soup -- Diverse Teams Nurture Talent Density and Embed Reskilling -- Diverse Teams Power Success in Organizations Today -- Part II, Phase 1-Capacity -- Edison Preferred Small Teams for Nimble Communication -- Small Teams Reduce Social Distance and Augment Trust -- Virtual Teams, Colocated Teams, and Selection of Team Members -- True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises-Phase 1 -- Use Improv to Spur Collegiality -- Create Your Own Midnight Lunch Experience -- Create a Wormhole to Another Location That Helps Maintain Team Connections -- Chapter 4: Phase 2: Context-How Context Accelerates Collaboration and Innovation -- Part I, Phase 2: The Solo Meld -- Mental Models -- Failure of Edison's Electronic Vote Recorder Shifted His Mental Model.

Creating New Context Is Influenced by Our Mental Model and the Willingness to Question Assumptions -- Reading Spurs Questions That Create New Context -- Use Analogies to Create Connections That Resist Leaps of Abstraction -- Part II, Phase 2: Group Meld -- Group Meld Steps Engage System 2 -- Engaging in Team Dialogue Advances Insights and Collaborative Thinking -- Encourage Experimentation as a Vehicle to Identify Context for Your Challenge -- Prototyping Requires Reflection and Evaluation of Assumptions -- Accelerate True Collaboration by Crafting Physical Space to Support It -- True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises-Phase 2 -- Make Space for Your Team's Project Work -- What Are You Reading? -- Attend a Unique Out-of-Industry Special Event or Trade Show -- Chapter 5: Phase 3: Coherence-Building Coherent Teams -- Part I, Phase 3: Coherence -- Coherence Driven through Purpose and Inspiration -- Drawing Out the Best in Each Team Member Inspires the Entire Team -- Spurring Inspirational Leaders to Emerge: Go Beyond the Comfort Zone -- Part II, Phase 3: Coherence -- Debate Can Strengthen Common Purpose -- Coherent Teams Draw Upon Expertise and Focus on Progress and Small Wins -- The Impact of External Partners on True Collaboration -- True Collaboration Toolkit: Hands-On Exercises-Phase 3 -- Create an Inspirational Message -- Practice Your Defensive Routines -- Who Inspires You? -- Chapter 6: Phase 4: Complexity-Forming Smart Layers and Developing Collective Intelligence -- Part I, Phase 4: Complex Systems and Smart Layers -- Create the Fewest Moving Parts Possible in Your Team's Efforts -- Leverage Collaboration as a Distinctive Superskill within Your Team's Culture -- Leverage Social Networks and Digital Platforms to Anticipate New Patterns and Create Value -- A Note on Metalogue.

Part II, Phase 4: Footprinting Captures Collective Intelligence -- Footprinting Your Team's Collective Intelligence -- Chapter 7: True Collaboration: A Look into the Future -- Notes -- About the Author -- Index.