Harvard Business Review editor, Andrew O’Connell, asks “Does Repeat Collaboration Really Kill Creativity?” The short answer is that it can.  Yet as O’Connell points out, there are collaborations that can remain highly creative for a long time.

Here’s a link to an article that I wrote for Dr. Dobb’s, a software development magazine that is now an insert in InformationWeek:  What can software developers learn from jazz musicians? Trying to describe the Jazz Process in 1500 words was a challenge.  I couldn’t really get into much detail but I think the article [Read more]

This site is dedicated to an exploration and discussion of collaborative excellence.  Specifically, how do high-performance teams innovate and respond with agility to changing conditions and the unexpected?  My research and personal experiences in the arts as a leader, conductor and jazz bassist and in business as a software developer and manager have shown [Read more]