Cognitive Readiness for Complex Team Performance

Bowers, Clint A.; Cannon‐Bowers, Janis A.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7579-8_16

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“…The MF literature is focused on identifying protective factors, such as cognitive flexibility, implicated both in the prevention of mental illness and in the promotion of flourishing (Keyes, 2007;Robinson et al, 2015). MF is also critical in the world of work, especially in high-stakes occupations where cognitive lapses can undermine the performance of complex socio-technical systems, while individual's and teams' superior capacity to sense, think, decide and act is widely seen as conferring critical performance advantages (Baker and Phillips, 2000;Bowers and Cannon-Bowers, 2014;Fletcher and Wind, 2014;Herzog and Deuster, 2014;Ahn and Cox, 2016;Bogga, 2017).…”

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Cognitive Fitness Framework: Towards Assessing, Training and Augmenting Individual-Difference Factors Underpinning High-Performance Cognition

Aidman

2020

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of Cognitive Fitness (CF), identify its key ingredients underpinning both real-time task performance and career longevity in high-risk occupations, and to canvas a holistic framework for their assessment, training, and augmentation. CF as a capacity to deploy neurocognitive resources, knowledge and skills to meet the demands of operational task performance, is likely to be multifaceted and differentially malleable. A taxonomy of CF constructs derived from Cognitive Readiness (CR) and Mental fitness (MF) literature maps into phases of operational cycle from foundational to advanced, mission-ready and recovery. Foundational cognitive attributes, such as attention, executive control and co-action, were hypothesized to be trainable at the initial Cognitive Gym phase. More advanced training targets at the CR phase included stress and arousal regulation, adaptability, teamwork, situation awareness (including detection, sense-making and prediction) and decision making (de-biasing and confidence calibration). The mission-ready training phase is focused on tolerances (to sleep loss, monotony, pain, frustration, uncertainty) and resistance (to distraction, deception or manipulation). Operational Augmentation phase relies on support tools such as decision aids and fatigue countermeasures, while the Recovery phase employs reflexive (e.g., mindfulness), and restorative practices (e.g., nutrition and sleep hygiene). The periodization of cognitive training in this cycle is hypothesized to optimize both real-time cognitive performance and the resilience that enables lifelong thriving. One of the most promising avenues of validating this hypothesis is by developing an expert consensus on the key CF ingredients and their relative importance in high-performance settings.

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Cognitive Fitness Framework: Towards Assessing, Training and Augmenting Individual-Difference Factors Underpinning High-Performance Cognition

Aidman

2020

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…These improvements can be made by overcoming difficulties often experienced in resolving conflict (Holahan, Mooney, Mayer, & Finnerty-Paul, 2014), by building stronger relationships (Shen & Fluker, 2013), by building trust and sharing information (Pinjani & Palvia, 2013), by increasing the levels of engagement and participation (Monzani, Ripoll, Peiró, & Van Dick, 2014; Perry, Lorinkova, Hunter, Hubbard, & McMahon, 2013), and by understanding how to help teams make better decisions to support high performance (Bartelt, Dennis, Yuan, & Barlow, 2013; Verburg, Bosch-Sijtsema, & Vartiainen, 2013). It is known that traditional team skills are not sufficient for high-performance virtual-team members (Berry, 2011; Krumm, Terwiel & Hertel, 2013), so fostering team performance requires different ways of selecting, preparing, and developing individuals and teams in dispersed global settings (Bowers & Cannon-Bowers, 2014). Technological innovations in virtual worlds, gamification, and serious gaming are already being used to improve employee development and performance, learning management and feedback systems, and recruitment and selection practices.…”

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“…2011; Krumm, Terwiel & Hertel, 2013), so fostering team performance requires different ways of selecting, preparing, and developing individuals and teams in dispersed global settings (Bowers & Cannon-Bowers, 2014). Technological innovations in virtual worlds, gamification, and serious gaming are already being used to improve employee development and performance, learning management and feedback systems, and recruitment and selection practices.…”

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Developing a virtual assessment center.

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Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

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The assessment center (AC), with its origins in World War II and its steady evolution in the decades since, is 1 way that consulting psychologists can help organizations in their selection and development of effective managers. With the emergence of powerful new technologies and the simultaneous imperative for organizations to globalize, the AC is at a pivotal moment. It can become obsolete, or it can greatly expand its reach and effectiveness. A transformation needs to occur. One way this transformation can occur is through the development of a virtual assessment center (VAC) that takes advantage of emerging technologies to make it possible for participants from all around the world to take part. This article considers the viability-affordances, challenges, and opportunities-of new technologies for use in a VAC, and offers a report on how a virtual-world platform employed to conduct a global business simulation is a proof of concept for the VAC, especially in its taking advantage of big data for individual and team assessment. Suggestions for future research and some implications for practice are provided.

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“…As an individual component, it represents the ability to follow protocols while providing concise and detailed information (i.e., who to report to; when to report information; and how to report information). This is a component that should be considered for future individual OCR measurements, as the individual ability to communicate is critical when paired with teams (Bowers & Cannon-Bowers, 2014).…”

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A Review of Individual Operational Cognitive Readiness: Theory Development and Future Directions

2019

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Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive and original review of the theoretical development of the individual operational cognitive readiness (OCR) theory. Background: Cognitive readiness (CR) is a concept that has the potential to predict the performance of human individuals and teams prior to engaging in complex, dynamic, and resource-limited task environments. However, the current state of the literature is confusing and laborious, with heterogeneous views regarding the theoretical frameworks among leading researchers. Method: This review (1) undertakes a systematic approach toward categorizing published CR literature into theoretical and measurement contributions across the different levels of CR, (2) carries a critical evaluation of the CR and OCR theoretical frameworks, and (3) provides directions for future research guided by gaps identified during the review process and other published literatures. Results: Results from the categorization of published CR literature provide a new, valuable, synthesized CR library for researchers to consult to streamline their CR literature review process. Critical examination of the CR and OCR theoretical frameworks leads to positing that new components should be explored for OCR. Conclusion: There are many possible directions for future research including evaluating domain-independent components of OCR and evaluating the relationship between biofeedback measures and performance in CR models. Application: The Defense domain continues to be the focal application of CR. However, CR could be used by other application domains, such as sports and emergency services, that require their working personnel to engage in complex, uncertain, and dynamic task environments.

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Cognitive Readiness for Complex Team Performance

Cited by 5 publications

References 73 publications

Cognitive Fitness Framework: Towards Assessing, Training and Augmenting Individual-Difference Factors Underpinning High-Performance Cognition

Cognitive Fitness Framework: Towards Assessing, Training and Augmenting Individual-Difference Factors Underpinning High-Performance Cognition

Developing a virtual assessment center.

A Review of Individual Operational Cognitive Readiness: Theory Development and Future Directions

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