ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FIRST AND FOREMOST we would like to thank our X-teams—those featured in the book and those that we’ve studied and worked with over the years. You have been the catalyst for our theory building, and you have brought the theory to life in your X-team projects. You have inspired us with your work and spirit, your enthusiasm, and your great ideas and innovations. Thank you for taking us along on the ride.

We would also like to thank the companies that have let us come in to observe, work, and experiment. To BP, CVRD, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, and NewsCorp, and others that have shown us how context affects teams, thanks for letting us in.

We owe a great intellectual debt to David Caldwell, who helped to build the theoretical foundations ...

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