This presentation gives examples of multidimensional thinking in teamwork and collaboration online. Speaker's Notes

1. Teamwork &
Collaboration
Online
18-Feb-2021
Is One Life Enough
James G Neville (Sitearm)
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ladies and gentlemen good day and welcome to this presentation on “teamwork and
collaboration online” sponsored by technological university dublin
my online avatar is sitearm and my offline avatar is james g neville and I am a
specialist in online presence

2. Teamwork and Collaboration
Online
This presentation will give examples of
multidimensional thinking in teamwork and
collaboration online.
Basics
. team operations - an input output model
. commitment and competence - your stake
. team roles - your group’s stake
. dialogue - how you and your group communicate
. journey - how you and your group evolve
Discussion
Extensions
- intentionality and persona
- social brain and social media
Demonstration
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our menu for today is a few minutes of basic material, followed by discussion,
followed by a few more minutes of extended material, and concluded with a live group
demonstration
in today's presentation I hope to reinforce a few things you may already know about
teamwork and collaboration online and to introduce a few things you may not already
know
and for us all to have fun and learn something together as we go along

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please direct your attention to the slide labeled “team operations model”
from an analytical point of view a team may be considered as a box with input output
arrows
the input arrow on the left represents the members of the team
the output arrow on the right represents the results of the team, its project
the arrow coming down from the top is the constraints on the team such as their
assignment and the arrow coming in from the bottom is the things that support the
team in getting their job done
my job here today is to be one of those support arrows coming in from the bottom
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “effective teams have effective
members”
each of you bring an individual investment to the team “box” based on 1) what you
already know how to do, and 2) whether you are willing to do it
these are your competence and your commitment and, together, they make your net
contribution to the team

4. high competence and high commitment make a high contribution
low competence and low commitment make a low contribution
if either factor is medium the net contribution is medium
most of the time, one or the other is going to be medium because of practical
constraints
the question is, what do you know how to do, and are you willing to do it
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “effective teams share roles”
your team brings a group investment to project success based on how well your
members cover nine team skills
these include auditing, diplomacy, implementation, leadership, networking, planning,
quality control, and specialist knowledge
higher coverage makes for higher success
lower coverage makes for lower success
most of the time, one or more roles are not covered by team member competencies
going in
the question is, what don’t you know how to do, and are you willing to learn how to do
it

5. Extend
Generate
Listen
Act
Advance
Choose
Fluency in All Stages
Effective Teams Evolve
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please direct your attention to the slide labeled “effective teams use best practices”
this is how you and your group communicate
“brainstorming” is a divergent / expanding exercise where new ideas are generated
“deciding” is a convergent / narrowing exercise where choices are made and action
steps commence
“briefing” is a narrowing exercise where agendas and ground rules are stated before
an event begins
“debriefing” is an expanding exercise where members reflect on what just happened
throughout a project your team will cycle between divergent and convergent
communication
the question is, which mode are you in at the moment, and when is it time to switch
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “effective teams develop in stages”
“forming” is where you learn each other’s names and how to get in touch with each

6. other
“storming” is where you argue with each other about how to do stuff
“norming” is where you get used to each other and agree on a plan
“performing” is where you crank out results
throughout a project your team will cycle back and forth within these stages
for example, learning new things about each other, adjusting to changes in
circumstances,
adapting, improvising, and adjusting even up to the last minute
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “effective teams evolve”
right now you are in a team project called “is one life enough module”
when this team project is over you will certainly go on to another team project
you are always in a team somewhere - your home, family, classes, school, work...
each time you participate in a team you experience a growth cycle -
“listening” to what is being asked, “choosing” how to participate,
then “acting, advancing, and extending”
the question is, what are you willing to learn how to do next

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very distant
1500
distant
150
close
50
very close
5
There are well-defined limits to the number of friends and
acquaintances the average person can retain.
Social Brain Social Media
We have more than one persona because we have multiple
audiences to deal with, and multiple purposes in dealing with them.
Persona
Peter knows that Jane believes that Mark thinks that Paula wants
Jake to suppose that Amelia intends to do something.’
Intentionality
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “intentionality”
intentionality is predicting how other people will think, feel, and behave based on how
we ourselves would operate
we do this using identity emulations running in our brains
we are capable of running six deep although four is the norm
for example, in the movie “Star Wars,” how did Darth Vader feel about Luke Skywalker
finding out that Princess Leia was Luke’s sister?
you thinking about Darth thinking about Luke is two layers of intentionality deep
and how did Han Solo feel about how Emperor Palpatine felt about how Darth Vader
felt about all that?
that’s four layers now
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “persona”
“persona” is how we present ourselves to others
the word comes from the greek word for mask

8. we have more than one persona, tailored to our motivations, to the motivations we
attribute to others, and to how we predict they will react to us
typical personas include “at home alone” (your inner self), “at work” (your formal self),
“with friends” (informal), “with strangers” (cautious),
“with children” (open), “with elders (respectful)”
at all times and in all places, offline and online, your communication with others is
through some persona
the question is, what persona are you using at the moment, and when is it appropriate
to change or update it
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “social brain”
the identity emulations we run in our brains are constrained by cognitive limits
for detailed emulations our limit is 5 “close” connections - think of parents, children,
loved ones
for bare-bones emulations our limit is 1500 “distant connections” - think of people you
know who don’t know you
for moderate-demand emulations our limit is 150 “meaningful” connections - think of
people you frequently see and interact with
we make decisions every day about where and with whom we invest our time for
social interaction
and the people in our lives cycle in and out of these categories as our decisions and
circumstances change
please direct your attention to the slide labeled “social media”
with brains constrained to recognize 1500 people max, how do we deal with a city of 1
million, like Dublin, or a world of 8 billion, like Earth
perhaps we can leverage our meaningful contacts
if we each have 150, and each of those has 150, and each of those has 150…
how deep do we have to go to reach a million, or a billion?

9. the reach of social media was estimated at 3 billion in 2020
Justin Bieber and PewDiePie had a hundred million followers apiece on Instagram
and YouTube
so perhaps we can indeed leverage our 150

10. References
● Team Operations Theory
○ Tuckman Stages of Group Development
(Wikipedia)
○ Osborn’s Method (Brainstorming) (Wikipedia)
○ Group Decision Making (Deciding) (Wikipedia)
○ Team Role Inventories (Team Roles) (Wikipedia)
● Human Social Size Theory
○ Dunbar’s number: Why we can only maintain 150
relationships (BBC.com)
○ Dunbar's number (Wikipedia)
○ Social network size in humans (Human Nature -
Journal)
○ The Social Brain Hypothesis (Evolutionary
Anthropology - Journal)
○ Intentionality (Wikipedia)
● Persona Theory
○ Persona (psychology) (Wikipedia)
○ Masking (personality) (Wikipedia)
○ Ancient Greek Costumes, Masks And Theater In
Focus (AncientPages.com)
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This concludes the presentation on teamwork and collaboration online
I hope it reinforced a few things you already knew, and provided you a few things you
didn't already know, and that it gives you fertile ground for growth
Thank you for your time and attention see you soon.