Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies "teaming," where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. Recalling stories of teamwork on the fly, such as the incredible rescue of 33 miners trapped half a mile underground in Chile in 2010, Edmondson shares the elements needed to turn a group of strangers into a quick-thinking team that can nimbly respond to challenges.

Amy Edmondson: How to turn a group of strangers into a team

How to turn a group of strangers into a team

Professional culture clash, a barrier to innovation, requires situational humility and psychological safety to overcome.

Curiosity and psychological safety in 'teaming' can turn strangers into co-innovators, solving problems unthinkable alone.

Teaming transforms strangers into saviors, as seen when 33 miners were rescued through innovative, cross-sector collaboration.