{"id":487,"date":"2011-11-10T05:55:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T10:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facilitativeleadership.wordpress.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:36:45","slug":"facilitate-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/facilitate-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Facilitate Scientists, Asians, and Europeans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently on a blog, an informal group of mathematicians solved a tough and long-standing mathematics problem in a few weeks. Additionally, an MGRUSH<\/span><\/em>\u00a0alumnae wrote about preparing for an executive workshop and how to facilitate Europeans and Asians between two different companies.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The following captures considerations on how to facilitate scientists, as well as considerations on how to facilitate Asians and Europeans.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, How to Facilitate Scientists<\/span><\/h3>\n

The virtual session leader (Tom Gowers) used his blog to post ideas and progress. He encouraged others to contribute, expecting many minds to be more powerful than his alone. Within an hour of his first posting, three people scattered around North America commented, and six weeks later, the problem was solved. Here is an example of an ever-increasing body of scientists who have used networking to solve complex problems and to speed up the delivery of answers and options.<\/span><\/p>\n

Value Derives When You Facilitate Scientist Because Nobody Is Smarter than Everybody<\/span><\/h3>\n

Whether you provide a structured workshop method or online tools to amplify collective intelligence, nobody is smarter than everybody.<\/span> Linking scientists together, face-to-face or virtually, can dramatically speed up the rate of discovery. Empirical evidence shows that more options (ie, discovered) lead to higher-quality decisions. Some argue that crowdsourcing results are so profound that life as we know it will fundamentally change over the next few decades. When you facilitate scientists, more is clearly better.<\/span> To facilitate scientists, provide them with a method and effective methods are dependent on neutral facilitation. They also need a deliverable that will not threaten their independent research, findings, and publications.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Wikis Fail<\/span><\/h3>\n

Corporate wikis rely on an environment of sharing and collaboration. When wikis fail, it is frequently attributable to weak or non-existent moderation (i.e., facilitation). In your organizational or corporate environments with a shared holarchy and sense of purpose, scope, and objectives, facilitation is frequently the only missing ingredient to breakthrough thinking and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To Facilitate Scientists, Provide Methods and Do Not Threaten Them<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Eventually, we\u2019ll come to realize that humanity sits atop our holarchy, and with an effective facilitator and collaborative environment, discover that no problem is too complex to solve. Keep in mind that there are only three reasons why groups fail:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. They don\u2019t have the proper talent,<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. They don\u2019t have the right attitude (i.e., apathetic or don\u2019t care),<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. or, They don\u2019t know how (to succeed as a group)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The professional MGRUSH<\/span><\/em> technique leads the HOW TO effort. Combined with an appropriate method, our talented scientists are capable of \u201cReinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science\u201d (a book by Michael Nielsen, a pioneer in the field of quantum computing).<\/span><\/p>\n

    Next, Considerations to Facilitate Asians and Europeans<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The alumnae’s two different companies required a strategy document of their alliance to work with each other in a common supply chain. Specifically, the alumnus inquired about anything in particular to avoid or encourage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Facilitate Asians and Europeans<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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    Specific Solution on How to Facilitate Asians and Europeans<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Speak with the participants to confirm their explicit expectations and then manage accordingly. When conducting confidential, one-on-one interviews, participants will speak more openly about \u201canything in particular to avoid or encourage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Basic Considerations on How to Facilitate Asians and Europeans<\/span><\/h3>\n