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Transcript: TEAM STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS INTRODUCTION: TEAM STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS TEAM STRUCTURE - described as a less HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS. TEAM DYNAMICS - THE UNCONSCIOUS, PSYCHOLOGICAL FORCES THAT INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF A TEAM'S BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE DEFINITIONS THE IDEA OF COLLABORATION THROUGH ICT GLIMPSE OF HISTORY 1 IN 1968, DR. JOSEPH CARL ROBNETT LICKLIDER, HEAD OF THE US ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (arpa), WROTE IN AN ARTICLE, "THE COMPUTER AS A COMMUNICATION DEVICE." 2 HE ILLUSTRATED A VISION OF NETWORK APPLICATIONS AND PREDICTED THE USE OF COMPUTER NETWORKS FOR COMMUNICATIONS. 3 IN 1986, THE PHRASE COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COLLABORATIVE WORK CAME OUT. THE 1990S GAVE WAY TO GROUPWARE AGAIN WITH THE RELEASE OF LOTUS NOTES, MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER, AND OUTLOOK. common principles of collaboration COMMON PRINCIPLES OF COLLABORATION PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION FROM ACROSS YOUR ORGANIZATION WHEREIN THEY BELONG AS ONE. participation COLLECTIVE EACH NEEDS TO HELP THE GROUP REACH A CONSENSUS AND THEN TAKE ACTION COLLECTIVELY ON THE DECISIONS TO MAKE. COLLECTIVE TRANSPARENCY FEEDBACK AND TRUST ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF COLLABORATION. BEING TRANSPARENT WITH INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL. TRANSPARENCY INDEPENDENCE ENSURE THAT GROUP-THINK DOES NOT EMERGE AND THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING FOR THEMSELVES INDEPENDENCE PERSISTENCE YOU NEED TO BE PERSISTENT IN YOUR APPLICATION OF THESE PRINCIPLES, TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONTENT IS KEPT WITHING THE COMMUNITY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS. PERSISTENCE EMERGENCE YOU NEED TO ENSURE THAT YOU FOCUS ON THE END GOAL RATHER THAN WORRYING HOW IT IS ACHIEVED. THE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY SHOULD SET THEIR OWN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. EMERGENCE PROJECT TEAM DEVELOPMENT 1. STRATEGY BEFORE TECHNOLOGY 2. LEAD BY EXAMPLE 3. CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE RUSHING TO PICK THAT SHINY NEW COLLABORATION PLATFORM, FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A STRATEGY THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE "WHY" BEFORE THE "HOW." 1 IF LEADERS AT YOUR ORGANIZATION DO NOT USE AND SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES THEN WHY SHOULD THE EMPLOYEES? LEADERS ARE VERY POWERFUL INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE CHANGE AND ENCOURAGE DESIRED BEHAVIORS. 2 IT IS CRUCIAL TO REWARD TEAMWORK AS REWARDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES. INCENTIVES CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW WELL THEY COLLABORATE WITH THEIR CO-WORKERS. A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT MEANS HAVING TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS EVANGELISTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION 3 "GROUP DYNAMICS" DESCRIBES THE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE IN A GROUP INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER TEAM DYNAMIC STRATEGIES KNOW YOUR TEAM TACKLE PROBLEMS QUICKLY WITH GOOD FEEDBACK DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION PAY ATTENTION STRATEGIES THE IMAGE SHOWS HOW ROLES ARE DIVIDED AND EXPECTED FROM EACH TEAM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE