Constructive Conflict Lab

Helps research teams turn disagreement into data

Team

Mode Standard survey

Dashboard Survey

Team Conflict & Collaboration Survey

This survey asks about relationship, process, and task conflict and general collaboration. Responses aggregate into the dashboard metrics.

Relationship Conflict

Response scale: None at all → A great deal.

Please answer the following questions about your team.	None at all	A little	Some	Quite a bit	A great deal
1. How much friction is there among members of your team?
2. How much are personality conflicts evident in your team?
3. How much tension is there among members of your team?
4. How much emotional conflict is there among members of your team?
5. Please respond “A great deal” to this item.

Task Conflict

Response scale: None at all → A great deal.

Please answer the following questions about your team.	None at all	A little	Some	Quite a bit	A great deal
1. To what extent does your team argue the pros and cons of different opinions?
2. How often do your team members discuss evidence for alternative viewpoints?
3. How frequently do members of your team engage in debate about different opinions or ideas?

Process Conflict

Response scale: None at all → A great deal.

Please answer the following questions about your team.	None at all	A little	Some	Quite a bit	A great deal
1. How frequently do your team members disagree about the optimal amount of time to spend on different parts of teamwork?
2. How frequently do your team members disagree about the optimal amount of time to spend in meetings?
3. How often do members of your team disagree about who should do what?

Overall conflict & collaboration

Response options vary by question.

Please answer the following questions about your team.	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
How often do conflicts arise in your team?
How frequently do team conflicts get resolved effectively?

Please answer the following questions about your team.	Very poor	Poor	Neutral	Good	Very good
How would you rate the current level of collaboration within your team?

Please answer the following questions about your team.	Very low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high
How would you rate the overall productivity of your team in terms of research output over the past month?