“As economists have often pointed out, we pay doctors for quantity, not quality. As they point out less often, we also pay them as individuals, rather than as members of a team working together for their patients. Both practices have made for serious problems.” MadeProblemTogetherIndividualPayQualityPracticeTeamSeriousMembersDoctorsPatientWorking TogetherQuantityEconomistTeam Working Author:Atul Gawande
“Serious accidents are frequently blamed on "human error." Yet careful analysis of such situations shows that the design or installation of the equipment has contributed significantly to the problems. The design team or installers did not pay sufficient attention to the needs of those who would be using the equipment, so confusion or error was almost unavoidable.” NeedsHumansShowsProblemWould BePayAttentionSituationTeamDesignSeriousErrorsCarefulAccidentsConfusionAnalysisSufficientEquipmentInstallationHuman Error Author:Donald A. Norman
“Filmmaking and television series are team sports. Look for the best team for you. Plan, budget your time, money and spirit. You need all three to get serious work done. Never say no because something scares you. Never say yes because you're flattered. Stay open, but stay proud. It never gets easy. Get over that part. Get on with it.” NeedsLooksDoneSpiritThreeEasySportsPlansTeamTelevisionSeriousProudSeriesBudgetsScareFilmmakingGet OverWork DoneFlatteredBest TeamSports TeamSerious Work Author:Karen Walton
“As the newspaper industry continues to contract, one of the most commonly voiced fears is that serious investigative journalism will be among the victims of the scaleback. And, indeed, many newspapers are drastically reducing their investigative teams.” TeamSeriousIndustryVictimNewspapersJournalismContractsReducingInvestigative Journalism Author:Arianna Huffington
“[The Ghost Team] is basically about people who have nothing to do, and so they do something really silly and stupid. It's about the nature of nothingness, how people deal with that, and how sometimes going down a rabbit hole of your beliefs can put you in some serious trouble. It can also free up a side of you that has been repressed. At the end of the film, they're all disappointed, but they're also jazzed that they got to know each other.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensEndsSometimesFilmBeliefSidesDealsTroubleTeamStupidSeriousSillyGhostHolesDisappointedNothingnessRabbitsRepressedRabbit Holes Author:David Krumholtz
“Team America must have been the biggest pain in the ass. And if we want to talk well-organized, they got Bill Pope, who is the DP on The Matrix, because he was just like, "I want to do something less serious."” IfsWantWellsHas BeensPainAmericaTeamSeriousBillsAssOrganizedPopeTeam America Author:Neal Brennan