Build capacity to work as a team is when everyone on the research team gets the information, training, and support they need to do the work.
Read about how PCORI explains build capacity to work as a team.
You can find tools to build capacity to work as a team below, which are sorted by their research stage (planning, doing, and sharing).
Planning Research
Accommodations Checklist
Use this tool to identify accommodations that will support team members to engage in research process as a member of the research team. This tool can be used at the beginning of a research project and returned to as people and the project change and grow.
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Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Adding the Project to a Resume
Use this tool to help someone describe the project and their role on the research team on their resume.
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Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Agreements for Working Together
Use this template to help everyone understand their responsibilities as a member of the research team.
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Agreements for Working Together Instructions
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Authorship Agreement Template: Who Should be an Author?
Use this template to help talk about responsibilities related to being an author for a project. This template should be used at the beginning of a project
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Authorship Agreement Template Instructions
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Communication Planning
Use this tool for team members to indicate how they prefer to communicate and learn. Teams can choose to use this tool as a worksheet or card sort.
- Communication Planning Worksheet (Word doc)
- Communication Planning Card sort (PowerPoint)
- Team members can sort the cards using the PowerPoint file. Or, print out the file and cut out the cards for team members to physically sort the cards.
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Ready to Use Communication Planning Worksheet (Word doc)
Ready to Use Communication Planning Card Sort (PowerPoint)
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Letter of Support Template
Use this template to support community research partners to write a letter of support.
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This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Meeting Planning Tips
Review these tips to design accessible meetings. Teams can talk about which of these tips will be most helpful for their members and their work.
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Organizing Research Projects
Use this worksheet to help team members have a quick visual reference to keep track of their project(s), including their schedule for each project.
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Organizing Research Projects Instructions
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
PCORI Biosketch Instructions: How to Fill out the PCORI Biosketch
Use these instructions to support community research partners to develop a biosketch, using PCORI’s format. Use the template with individuals to fill out a PCORI Biosketch. You can also use the PowerPoint presentation to help guide your team to fill out the PCORI Biosketch.
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PCORI Biosketch Instructions (PowerPoint)
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Travel Accommodations Tip Sheet: Things to Think About for Research Travel
Use this tool to identify accommodations that might help team members when they travel for research. This could include conferences, meetings, or data collection.
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Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Doing Research
Email templates
Use these templates to write accessible and organized emails.
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Email tips
Review this resource for tips on accessible email communication.
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Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Meeting agenda and notes template
Use this template to develop accessible meeting notes.
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Ready to Use Meeting agenda and notes template (Word doc)
Ready to Use Meeting agenda and notes template (PowerPoint)
Meeting agenda and notes template Instructions
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Preparing for a Meeting
Use this template for team members to prepare for a meeting and plan what they want to say
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Preparing for a Meeting Instructions
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This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Solving disagreements
Use this tool to choose an approach to resolving disagreements.
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This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Sharing Research
Product Specific Authorship Agreement: Decisions about Authorship for a Sharing Product
Use this template to talk about and make decisions about who will be an author for a specific sharing product, such as a single journal article or presentation.
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Product Specific Authorship Agreement Instructions
Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
Writing Outline: Deciding What to Share About your Team’s Research
Use this template to make an outline for a written sharing product.
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Foundational Expectations
This tool aligns with the following PCORI Foundational Expectations for Partnerships in Research:
