Collaboration is essential to our work in architecture, but, as the saying goes, a team of experts does not make an expert team. Cognitive scientist, Stephen M. Fiore believes he has an answer to better collaboration. He suggests to start in our schools, where students work in groups but are not "explicitly instructed" about teamwork. Based on his research, he provides three recommendations:

1. First, is to introduce teaching on teamwork into the classroom as early as possible. "Research has demonstrated it’s possible to teach collaboration competencies such as dealing with conflict and communicating to learn," Fiore writes.
2. Second, it's important to give students the opportunity to practice working in teams. This is already quite prevalent in schools but Fiore believes students should focus on working across different disciplines.
3. Third, instruction and practice needs to be followed up by regular feedback. "Instructors should assess students on teamwork processes like relationship management, where they encourage participation from each other, as well as skills in communication where they actively listen to their teammates," he writes."