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Team Flow

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After describing the concept of team flow, potential impediments to team flow, examples of team flow experiences in the workplace, and the process of how companies can guide their teams towards experiencing more team flow, we will conclude with some general observations and new ideas on flow and team flow, and how this field of research might develop in the coming years.

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  1. Flow Concepts, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Jef J. J. van den Hout

  2. Quality of Life Laboratory, New York, NY, USA

    Orin C. Davis

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van den Hout, J.J.J., Davis, O.C. (2019). Discussion. In: Team Flow. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27871-7_8

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