Kellogg Insight has just published a deep dive into groundbreaking research by Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch on how to keep teams functioning effectively during long-duration space missions.
For nearly a decade, the researchers have worked with NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, analyzing data from Earth-based Mars mission simulations in Houston and Moscow. Their models—CREWS, SCALE, and the new TEAMSTaR dashboard—identify the five critical markers of successful team dynamics in extreme, isolated environments:
These insights are now helping NASA design the next generation of space crews: teams capable of surviving and thriving on a three-year mission to Mars with limited communication, total confinement, and no backup plan.
And the impact doesn’t stop in space. The same tools designed to support astronauts are already inspiring new approaches to teamwork and leadership here on Earth.
Read “Houston, We Have a Solution” to learn how NASA and Northwestern researchers are shaping the future of human collaboration—in space and beyond: https://lnkd.in/e6ST5dE8
