Pre-requisite Conditions and Characteristics of Flow (12)
Conditions necessary for combining individual Flow experiences within the collective:
"... - collective ambition
- aligned personal goals
- common goal
- high skill integration
- open communication
- safety
- mutual commitment
Once the prerequisites are in place, the following characteristics of team flow construct can emerge and in combination above conditions established the presence of team flow
- sense of unity
- sense of joint progress
- mutual respect
- holistic focus..."
European Flow Researchers Network as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019
An additional one is to minimise distractions.
The above 12 elements demonstrate that team members are experiencing Flow individually and together
"...Team flow, then, is what happens when all members of the team experience flow that originate from a team dynamic and where its members share in the feelings of harmony and power..."
Jef van den Hout et al as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019