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First in Flight
Yet the Wright brothers were just ordinary guys
They were
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Their rock-solid alliance
achieved the miracle of flight
On December 17th 1903, the alliance of Wilbur and Orville Wright
attained powered flight. Independently they would have failed.
The Wright Brothers
APA PsycNet - personality profile analysis
Abstract:
The success of the Wright brothers in designing the 1st airplane
was due to their complementary hemispheric-dominant personalities,
which enabled them to integrate the analytical and the creative skills
critical to bridge the gap between theory and practical application.
- 2023 American Psychological Association
Just ordinary guys who never graduated high school
But they ascended to the apex of inventive successfulness
Infinitely more than a partnership,
their first-to-fly venture was the perfect
model of a collaborative alliance.
Each understood the other’s weaknesses,
freely offering their strengths to the solving
of complicated technical problems.
Both brilliant in their own ways, each brother
lacked the key attributes essential to succeed -
innovating alone they were ineffectual.
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Newba needs adaptive divers to share their
understandings, experiences, and challenges -
then impart dive wisdom and visionary ideas.
Collaborative Alliances
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Truly successful collaborations have an inherent quid pro quo -
that is, the collaborators all know that their individual contributions
are meaningful, essential, and acknowledgeable.
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- Harvard Business Review
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