Outline of Research

I. Classic Team Stage Model a. Forming b. Storming c. Norming d. Performing e. Re-forming

II. Problem Solving a. Ideation a.i. Mind Mapping a.i.1. Mindmeister a.i.2. Squidoo a.ii. Brainstorming a.ii.1. Free Brainstorm a.ii.2. Stormboard b. Knowledge Acquisition b.i. Wiki b.i.1. PB Works c. Knowledge Exposition (ex. Taking information and drilling out) c.i. Collaborative Modeling c.i.1. Flowchart.com d. Decision Making d.i. Voting/ Polling d.i.1. Doodle d.ii. Group Support Systems d.ii.1. Meeting Sphere III. Task Management Tools a. Zoho b. Basecamp c. Microsoft 365 IV. Grouping Techniques (Brainstorm, Chainstorm, Cheatstorm, Tweetstorm: new ideation strategies for distributed HCI design, 2013). a. Nominal Idea Generation Session b. Face-to-face Brainstorming Group c. Computer Mediated Ideation

V. Pattern of Collaboration (Briggs R.O., Vreede G.J., de, Nunamaker J.F, Jr., 2003) a. Generate: Move from having fewer to more concepts a.i. Gather: a.ii. Create: a.iii. Elaborate: b. Clarify: Move from less to more mutual understanding about a concept b.i. Describe b.ii. Dialogue b.iii. Broadcast c. Organize: Move from having less to more understanding of the relationships among concepts c.i. Classify c.ii. Structure d. Reduce: Move from having many concepts to a focus on a few deemed worthy of further attention d.i. Select d.ii. Abstract d.iii. Summarize e. Evaluate: Move from less to more understanding of the relative value of the concepts under consideration e.i. Poll e.ii. Rank e.iii. Assess f. Commit: Move from having fewer to more group members who are willing to commit to an action toward a goal f.i. Measure f.ii. Diagnose f.iii. Advocate f.iv. Resolve VI. Thinklet: is a named, packaged facilitation intervention that creates a predictable, repeatable pattern of collaboration among people working together toward a goal. a. Thinklet Parameters a.i. Name a.ii. When to use a.iii. When not to use a.iv. Inputs a.v. Outputs a.vi. Setup a.vii. Steps a.viii. Insights a.ix. Success Stories

VII. Execution (ex. people working together virtually to make software) a. Group Writing a.i. Team Authoring a.i.1. Google Docs a.i.2. Zoho Writer a.i.3. Wiki a.i.4. Microsoft a.ii. Group Modeling (ex. moving data around) a.ii.1. Vector Modeling a.ii.1.a. Gliffy, stormboard, huddle b. Discuss various team authoring methods b.i. Sequential Writing b.ii. Parallel Writing b.iii. Reciprocal Writing

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