Synthesis
As teams begin generating results it is the role of the science team lead to begin identifying connections and opportunities for integration and synthesis. Below we list a series of potential activities that can enhance the group's capabilities to recognize and act on these collaboration opportunities.
Mapping Manuscripts
An effective way to foster collaboration is to ensure everyone is aware about each other's progress in writing manuscripts. The project manager should maintain a running spreadsheet that tracks every paper generated under support of the award.
HiMAT manuscript mapping
At one of our in-person meetings we invited everyone to write down the name of every manuscript (in preparation, submission or press) on a small flash card. We then had everyone transfer these to a timeline written on a large white-board. Next, dependencies between manuscripts were drawn. This was a helpful way to visualize the optimum sequencing of events as people navigated their various writing commitments.
