Clinical team flow in the perioperative environment: a qualitative single-centre study
To improve team dynamics in the operating room (OR), this study examined the concept of “team flow.” Key success factors included familiarity, complementary skills, open communication and aligned goals. Interventions that focus on these factors (through structure and training) can significantly improve collaboration and efficiency in the OR.
How to Spark Team Flow Over Time
In the scientific journal “Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries “we recently published the article titled:
How to Spark Team Flow Over Time
In this article, we report on a longitudinal study where we deployed the Team Flow Monitor for six months as a cyclical reflective tool for creating an optimal collaborative climate.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible
For The Palgrave Encyclopedia of The Possible, we were asked to write the contribution on FLOW. Jef van den Hout & Orin Davis once again joined forces and together produced this beautiful publication. The context outlined is that of the Solar Team Eindhoven. It then explains in an accessible way the importance of experiencing both flow and team flow to achieve something insanely beautiful!
A Scoping Review of Flow Research.
Together with fellow European flow researchers, Jef van den Hout (founder of Flow Concepts) conducted a systematic review of scientific articles on flow (2000-2016) in this publication. The result is a clustering of existing research and a set of new ideas for further research. The link to the publication is below.
Promoting the Emergence of Team Flow in Organizations.
This research, based on extensive interviews with team members, leaders and experts, analyzes the practical application of the Team Flow Model. The results confirm existing insights into team dynamics and team flow. They also emphasize that collective ambition, professional autonomy and open communication must be actively and carefully fostered to promote team flow.
Creating order out of chaos with team flow
The Dutch Journal for Coaching (Tijdschrift voor Coaching) asked us to write an article on team flow for its “Chaos” theme issue. Indeed, within and between organizations today, things can be quite chaotic. How do you get structure to this and to what extent should you want it? We applied bringing order to the practice of professional learning communities in which members of different organizations try to achieve collaborations. And what is the role of the coach in such a process? Download the article for free here.
Team Flow: The psychology of optimal collaboration
This book presents a series of studies that conceptualize, test and monitor team flow experiences in professional organizations to perform autonomously and successfully. It analyzes the processes by which team flow is created through case studies, and introduces a protocol for encouraging team flow in professional organizations.
The Conceptualization of Team Flow
In August 2018, Jef van den Hout, Orin Davis and Mathieu Weggeman published the article “The Conceptualization of Team Flow” in the scientific journal “The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied.” This involved an extensive literature review which led to a generic model with propositions for research on the relationships between individual flow and team flow.
Overcoming Impediments to Team Flow
In 2017, Jef van den Hout, Orin Davis, Josette Gevers and Mathieu Weggeman published the article “Overcoming Impediments to Team Flow” in the scholarly journal Challenging Organizations and Society.
Team Flow: From Concept to Application
Herwith a link to the thesis in which team flow is conceptualized and scientifically tested in practice.
