Discussion
Attractors For Effective Team Thinking
January 21, 2008 – 12:01 amWe could have called these principles or philosophies but, stuck with the name attractor. This helps us avoid the discussion that these thought patterns are the essence of everything or the foundation of something. Instead we choose to use them as ways to encourage our head as we think about what we do. Each attractor… …continue reading
Well Formed Teams and Agile
January 20, 2008 – 11:59 pmWell Formed Teams and Agile
By Douglas Shimp & Samall Hazziez
Abstract
In the agile space the notion of the “well formed team” has been discussed. We are taking the time in this paper to deepen what is meant by a “Well Formed Team” (WFT). The purpose of a WFT is to thrive in… …continue reading
Teamlet Head is Better Than One
September 15, 2007 – 2:51 pmRecently, I just completed an assignment at a client. This assignment was for a client who wanted to transition one of their large teams to an more effective state of operation. They were adopting Scrum and wanted to move about 45 people into what we call a Well-Formed-Team state so that they could realize the… …continue reading
Is Physical Collocation Necessary
September 13, 2007 – 1:32 pmSo, now we are into the debate of the century. Here is the question that has founders debating. Although, there might not be a black&white answer the discussion is a worthy one because it pushes us to understand.
Is physically collocation necessary for well-formed-teams or can we do this virtually if we pay attention?
We can achieve… …continue reading
Cooperative Learning and Team Capital
August 31, 2007 – 1:10 pmWhile talking about the goals and mission of Team Capital, I realized that there are a lot of connections with the ideas of Cooperative Learning.
It seems that WE (all of us in our society) are starting to realize that cooperative learning is essential for building of new ideas. It has shown up in the professional training… …continue reading