A Rich Mix of Ideas

When we bring together global teams, sparks of innovation flash at every turn. My company's accelerated development programs pride themselves on bringing our high potential employees together to work in small project teams consisting of cross-regional/cross-functional leaders. The feedback is overwhelmingly positive for the experience and exposure.

It seems the more diversity infused into a project, the better "out of the box" thinking occurs. If innovation is key, as with e-learning, then working with people from every aspect of the learning chain would, in my opinion, help to create a better development product.

As you can read in many articles, such as "Whirlpool Corporation Today . . . Building Customer Loyalty Worldwide", companies are turning to cross-regional teams to ensure they have their finger on the global pulse. In one blog, "Speaking of Change", the author, "ckg", explains how silos negatively affect an enterprise because "the organization disintegrates into a group of isolated camps, with little incentive to collaborate, share information, or team up to pursue critical outcomes." We must focus on ensuring collaboration and innovation thrive in all of our projects.