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Complexity: an alternative paradigm for teamwork development

Complexity: an alternative paradigm for teamwork development Purpose – This paper aims to suggest an understanding of teamwork from a complexity perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Complexity principles of nonlinearity, emergence, holism, and engagement are applied to conventional teamwork practice. Findings – The complexity principles offer ways of thinking about teamwork that inspire a more genuine collaboration, especially for decision‐making teams who must be able to alter conventionally linear, cybernetic thinking patterns. Originality/value – Thinking in complexity terms is an unfamiliar but necessary practice for decision‐making teams, enabling team members to think and act in collaborative ways, see the big picture, resist managing deviations that seems like errors, and develop interpersonal relationships that do so. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Development and Learning in Organizations Emerald Publishing

Complexity: an alternative paradigm for teamwork development

Michael Bokeno
Development and Learning in Organizations , Volume 22 (6): 4 – Oct 3, 2008
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1477-7282
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10.1108/14777280810910285
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Purpose – This paper aims to suggest an understanding of teamwork from a complexity perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Complexity principles of nonlinearity, emergence, holism, and engagement are applied to conventional teamwork practice. Findings – The complexity principles offer ways of thinking about teamwork that inspire a more genuine collaboration, especially for decision‐making teams who must be able to alter conventionally linear, cybernetic thinking patterns. Originality/value – Thinking in complexity terms is an unfamiliar but necessary practice for decision‐making teams, enabling team members to think and act in collaborative ways, see the big picture, resist managing deviations that seems like errors, and develop interpersonal relationships that do so.

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Development and Learning in Organizations – Emerald Publishing

Published: Oct 3, 2008

Keywords: Team working; Teambuilding; Complexity theory

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