R&D Team Creation, Compiled Docs, etc. (aka the Motherlode)

I get asked for this info frequently enough I decided to go deep into old personal files and create the definitive post about how, what and why to create an R&D Team "Thomas style" for AllThingsT.com.

Caveat: This is extremely rich stuff, so like all good things, take some time to digest. ;) Most of us don't have the luxury of spending intense focussed chunks on R&D teaming alone, as valuable as it can be. 

Although you may be interested to know, Thomas had a very strong penchant for monetizing the output of R&D.  He was a VERY bottom line driven numbers guy even though that was a lot behind the scenes and not evident to the public.

Enjoy.  If you find any broken links and such please be aware they are the fault of this writer and not AllThingsT.com.  Write me at andrea@andreajlee.com to let me know exactly what might be missing and I'll have it fixed.  Thanks!

And hey? How about a price of admission here?  (Tongue in cheek, of course.) 

But seriously...in the spirit of R&D, if you are moved by something here...let's try eating some of our own 'cooking.'

If you are looking forward to creating your own R&D team, ensure your results by first contributing as an active member of the greater R&D community, of which this site is one piece.

What do you think of the resources below? Questions, thoughts or comments? Are you going to create a team now? How will you adapt what's here? What do you think has changed since these were first posted some 3, 4, 5 years ago now in some cases?  Is some of more pertinent than ever or completly obsolete?

Let the stone soup begin.

The CoachVille R&D Team
Overview, How to Join, Guidelines, R&D Team Types | here

Virtual R&D 3 Step Micromodule (25 pages including worksheets) | here

88 Ways to Become a Stronger Coach
Feedback and suggestions from the R&D Team... | here

Understanding the Benefits to R&D members | pdf here

Why Set up an R&D team | pdf here

Over 100 Q&A about R&D teams  (truncated due to protection clause) | pdf here

Inviting folks to join your R&D Team | pdf here

Over 20 Sample R&D Memos | html here (Example memos from this html are listed separately here so as to make sure the links work for you.)

http://www.msoci.com/archives/example.htm

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Comments

[Christian Mickelsen]

Thanks so much Andrea! this is 100% pure inspiration. Reading all this stuff now and reading them all together really helped me see at an even higher level how smart Thomas was.

I so wish he could have kept on going. What would
Coachville look like today? I wonder.