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To offset the traditional stovepipes of research, we recommend joint industry workshops
on team training and performance. An annual conference would allow researchers to
disseminate findings and tools that could be directly transitioned into other industries – this
approach would also be far quicker than the typical publication process. Furthermore, such open
forums would promote the coordination of future research efforts. This approach would
maximize the use of available resources, which are extremely limited in today’s environment.
Finally, we recognize that numerous findings are in fact transitioned from the military and other
high-risk public and private industries. We simply believe that research on team performance is
particularly ripe for such transitions and that the science of teams and teamwork could do better
in promoting this approach.
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45 th Annual Conference of the International Military Testing Association
Pensacola, Florida, 3-6 November 2003