CHAPTER 12The New Age of Collaboration: New Paradigms in Organization and Competition

THINKING ON A larger scale than the departmental work team for a moment, we recognize that Engaged Team Performance may be making its way into other, informal, collaborative human organizations. As mentioned, Ord Elliott calls this idea “Fluid Form” organization, and the concept can apply to moving resources across organizations, harnessing collaboration between separate groups, or even driving global efforts to improve the world where we all live.

We’ve already presented some of the tactical implications of the ideas from Ord’s foundational book, The Future Is Fluid Form, but his vision is even more valuable as a new strategic way to structure organizations ...

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