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Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work
A USA Today Bestseller
A dramatic new future of work in which managers assemble exactly the expertise they need—within minutes.
"If you’ve ever wished you could assemble your version of The Avengers at work, this book will help you make it happen.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast
Gone are the days of static organizational charts and staffing based on the manager’s rolodex and intuition. Now you can recruit any expertise you need from a global online network within an on-demand, on-the-spot expert at the exact moment that you need their help. You can right-size their involvement, too; some of those experts give a second opinion or a moment of brainstorming, whereas others join as full-fledged team members for a sustained collaborative effort.
This is the future promised by flash teams, a model that The New York Times has already praised for its “revolutionary potential”: a world where experts are available anytime and everywhere, where remote work has become a norm, and where AI is in the loop to guide team decisions. In Flash Teams, award-winning management scholar Melissa Valentine and computer scientist Michael Bernstein chart the opportunities of flash teams and navigate the challenges that teams and managers will face. They distill lessons from their own work assembling and managing flash teams on demand that every manager can learn from so they can successfully use flash teams in their own organizations.
Drawing on original research and industry examples, this book will help readers
Recognize and source needed expertise within minutesAnticipate and plan team designs with AIRedesign team structures on the fly as projects evolve
Industries are already being transformed by this new approach to teaming. Flash Teams arms leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to accomplish their goals with confidence, speed, and agility.
A dramatic new future of work in which managers assemble exactly the expertise they need—within minutes.
"If you’ve ever wished you could assemble your version of The Avengers at work, this book will help you make it happen.”
—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast
Gone are the days of static organizational charts and staffing based on the manager’s rolodex and intuition. Now you can recruit any expertise you need from a global online network within an on-demand, on-the-spot expert at the exact moment that you need their help. You can right-size their involvement, too; some of those experts give a second opinion or a moment of brainstorming, whereas others join as full-fledged team members for a sustained collaborative effort.
This is the future promised by flash teams, a model that The New York Times has already praised for its “revolutionary potential”: a world where experts are available anytime and everywhere, where remote work has become a norm, and where AI is in the loop to guide team decisions. In Flash Teams, award-winning management scholar Melissa Valentine and computer scientist Michael Bernstein chart the opportunities of flash teams and navigate the challenges that teams and managers will face. They distill lessons from their own work assembling and managing flash teams on demand that every manager can learn from so they can successfully use flash teams in their own organizations.
Drawing on original research and industry examples, this book will help readers
Recognize and source needed expertise within minutesAnticipate and plan team designs with AIRedesign team structures on the fly as projects evolve
Industries are already being transformed by this new approach to teaming. Flash Teams arms leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to accomplish their goals with confidence, speed, and agility.
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228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2025
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About the author
Melissa Valentine
1 book4 followersStanford Professor Melissa Valentine is a leading expert on technology and business. Her research delves into the evolving interplay between artificial intelligence, algorithms, and organizational design. Through in-depth field studies, she explores how technology reshapes workplaces, providing valuable insights into the future of work in a digital and specialized world. Her award-winning research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and the Financial Times.
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October 9, 2025
In a world filled with useless advancements in tech for the sake of tech, this book demonstrates how efficiently and beautifully flash teams create collaboration and productivity. It makes me want to go online and team up!
December 9, 2025
Flash Teams is the culmination of many years of research and technological and social innovation in online platforms. Great book that walks you through how to build your own flash teams to tackle complex projects.
October 13, 2025
Professor Valentine is brilliant, and Flash Teams is a timely and necessary guidebook that provides us both the steps and the inspiration to unleashing productivity!
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