. 2018 Jan 4;33(4):558–562. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4269-6

Table 1.

Summary of Lessons’ Relative Importance

Lesson Learned	Equally important for all research teams	Especially important for partnered teams	Aligns with principles or addresses issues articulated in literature
Theme 1: Establishing and maintaining a culture of mutual respect
1. Have an in-person full team meeting as early as possible.		X	²¹ ^, ²³
2. Introduce yourselves with stories, not titles.		X	21
3. State individual and project goals explicitly.	X		¹⁸ ^, ²⁰ ^, ²¹ ^, ²³ ^– ²⁵ ^, ²⁷ ^, ³⁰ ^, ³⁴ ^, ³⁵
4. Offer orientation to everyone.		X	¹⁰ ^, ¹⁸ ^, ³⁰ ^, ³¹ ^, ³⁴ ^, ³⁶
Theme 2: Actively involving all team members
5. Ensure funding for everyone’s participation.		X	¹⁸ ^, ¹⁹ ^, ²³ ^, ²⁴ ^, ³¹ ^, ³⁶
6. Recognize different kinds of contributions and efforts.	X		¹⁸ ^, ²⁴ ^, ²⁶ ^, ²⁷ ^, ³⁰ ^, ³¹ ^, ³⁶
7. Invite people to contribute and take up roles.	X		²¹ ^, ³⁶
8. Privately check in with people who are quiet.	X		36
Theme 3: Facilitating good communication
9. Think carefully about labels, as they convey implicit values.		X	¹⁷ ^, ²¹ ^, ²³
10. Beware of jargon and acronyms.		X	¹⁰ ^, ¹⁹ ^, ²¹ ^, ²³ ^, ²⁶ ^, ²⁷ ^, ³⁰ ^, ³⁶ ^, ³⁷
11. Occasionally regroup in smaller, more homogeneous groups.		X	¹⁰ ^, ³⁶
12. Create a visual map of the project.	X		30