Knowledge Management Weblog

Monday, December 31, 2001

What is a hyperlinked organization? Here is David Weinberger's definition of a hyperlinked organisation. It makes sense that "hyperlinked teams require a new type of hyperlinked management that facilitate the teams while also providing the appropriate layer of structure and oversight."

posted by Dan Randow 1:51 PM permanent link

Friday, December 07, 2001

Buckman Labs share knowledge. They have made their learnings about KM publicly available.

posted by Dan Randow 12:46 PM permanent link

Tuesday, December 04, 2001

All Teams are Virtual

I could argue that people are virtual, that we are constructed of signs and symbols in the collectively negotiated field that we call 'reality'. But I won't. Teams on the other hand have no physical body. They exist in our imaginations ~ especially when several of us are imagining the same thing.

The concept of "virtual teams" is unhelpful as all teams are virtual.

Here is a preliminary list of attributes of teams that are useful to know when working to develop successful teams:

- motivation of members (formal)
- motivation of members (informal)
- shared purpose
- geographic distribution
- temporal distribution
- life expectancy/span
- proportion of the members' time spent in the team
- formal roles/structure
- the range of capabilities brought to the team by its members
- informal roles/culture
- relationships with other groups
- the other teams or communities that each team member is also a member of