12 tips for fostering self-organizing work groups—at the very beginning

 Posted by lori on October 27, 2011  6 Responses »
Oct 272011
 
12 tips for fostering self-organizing work groups—at the very beginning

Quick update for those of you who are here with me weekly. My neighbors who were fighting to save their house won! They get to stay! Lori’s headline: Self-organizing group saves itself—community helps! http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2011/10/24/mitchells-get-new-loan-plan-can-keep-their-21st-ave-home. Woo hoo! Ok, now for the 12 tips… If you haven’t heard, Bas and I have just begun research for a series of eBooks we’re writing together. I got these tips … [Read More]

How can we encourage active participation in groups after the original excitement of forming has died down?

 Posted by lori on June 29, 2010  No Responses »
Jun 292010
 
How can we encourage active participation in groups after the original excitement of forming has died down?

I’ve studied and been part of at least 14 self-organizing work groups in the past 7 years. You don’t have to encourage active participation in self-organizing work groups. They form in response to personally felt needs of the moment, people stay with them until those needs are met, and then move on from them as what matters most to them as an individual changes.

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