Marcial Francisco Losada
Rua Dr. J. B. Bittencourt 231, Apt. 409
Canasvieiras
88054-500 Florianopolis, SC
Brazil
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Phone: 55-48-3369-6261
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Dr. Losada is the founder and executive director of Meta Learning, a consulting organization that specializes in developing high performance teams. He currently consults with executives and their teams at several corporations in the U.S. and around the world.
Formerly, as Director of the EDS Center for Advanced Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he conducted studies on the interaction dynamics and productivity of business teams that led him to implement a unique, scientifically based, approach to increase productivity in low performance teams. His pioneering work on applications of nonlinear dynamics and complexity theory have been published in a number of prestigious scientific journals, and he has made several other contributions that have earned him worldwide recognition:
• He has given seminars and worked extensively to develop high performance teams with several corporations in Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina and Chile.
• He has given numerous seminars and workshops on organizational learning and team productivity at several major corporations in the U.S., including Apple, AT & T, Boeing, DTE Energy, EDS, GM, Merck, the Kellogg and Mellon Foundations.
• Dr. Losada was invited to present his work at Cambridge University in England, the Harvard Business School, the Graduate Business School at the University of Michigan, the Sloan School of Management at MIT, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Stanford Research Institute, and the Institute for the Future.
• He was invited to present his findings on applications of nonlinear dynamics to team interaction and productivity at the prestigious Director’s Colloquium in Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• He has briefed Vice-President Al Gore and the president of MIT, Dr. Charles Vest, on the interaction dynamics of high performance teams.
• He is currently developing high performance teams at BHP Billiton's mining operations.
 Journal Articles:
 Fredrickson, B. L., & Losada, M. (2005). Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing. American Psychologist, 60 (7), 678-686.
- Losada, M. (1999). The complex dynamics of high performance teams. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 30 (9-10), 179-192.
- Losada, M., & Heaphy, E. (2004). The role of positivity and connectivity in the performance of business teams: A nonlinear dynamics model. American Behavioral Scientist, 47 (6), 740-765.
Other Publications:
- Losada, M., & Markovitch, S. (1990). A system for dynamic analysis of group interaction. Proceedings of the 23rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (vol. IV, pp.101-110). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press.
- Losada, M., Sánchez, P., & Noble, E. E.(1990, October 7-10). Collaborative technology and group process feedback: Their impact on interactive sequences in meetings. Proceedings of the Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, 53-64. Los Angeles, California.
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