AUTHOR=Jiang Gemma , Boghrat Diane , Grabmeier Jenny , Cross Jennifer E. 

TITLE=Complexity leadership in action: a team science case study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/research-metrics-and-analytics/articles/10.3389/frma.2023.1211554

DOI=10.3389/frma.2023.1211554

ISSN=2504-0537

ABSTRACT=This team science case study presents a successful application of complexity leadership theory to redesigning a cross-disciplinary science institute's weekly research coordination meeting. The narrative arc of this paper follows four stages of the adaptive process in complex adaptive systems: disequilibrium, amplification, emergence, and new order. Building on insights from this novel application of complexity leadership theory, we share important implications for team science practice pertaining to generating momentum for change, re-examining power dynamics, defining critical teaming professional roles, building multiple pathways towards team capacity development, and holding adaptive spaces. Promising areas for further exploration are also presented.