Three things I learned leading innovation teams in the last fifteen years:

1) The best way to suffocate a team is to drain the air of the atmosphere of possibility. Saturation is the worst enemy for creating and iterating. The team needs space to play, wonder and do nothing.

2) My time is not the time of others—a hard truth. The pace of change is and feels different for anyone. Respecting and honoring that in each new encounter is crucial.

3) Ultra-diverse teams are better, but all members must share these qualities: love for learning, experimenting, and sharing, exceptional writing, and profound care for building kind communities.

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