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Since I can’t plan self-organizing work groups into existence, is there anything that I can do to foster them?

by lori | Oct 6, 2010 | FAQ, Fostering, Impacts, Learning

This question has been part of my work for five years, since the day I walked away from my first self-org work group determined never to work any other way but as part of these amazing groups. I’ve learned that individuals and self-organizing work groups can...

How do I know when to let go of my self-organizing work group?

by lori | Sep 7, 2010 | FAQ, Letting Go, Recognizing, Recognizing

When your self-organizing work group succeeds in accomplishing the work-of-the-moment that it came into existence to do, it may be obvious that the group needs to end. This has been the case for some of the groups I’ve studied and been part of. But it may also...

How can I more rapidly foster self-organizing work groups?

by lori | Aug 27, 2010 | FAQ, Fostering

This week I noticed myself attempting to more rapidly foster a self-organizing work group, so thought I’d share what I did. This post is for people who believe in the power of these groups but who, like me, aren’t particularly good at sitting patiently, emptying...

How do I evolve a group into a self-organizing work group?

by lori | Jul 28, 2010 | FAQ, Fostering, Learning

Last week, a group I created in February—one that I’d hoped would last for years—ended. Six months of life, and now the Seattle-Area Self-Organizing Systems discussion group is no more. I’m surprised to find that I’m not even a little bit sad about the...

Should outputs be expected from self-organizing work groups or does that pressure discourage the organic growth of them?

by lori | Jul 14, 2010 | FAQ, Impacts, Impacts, Recognizing

You can expect amazing things from these groups, but what those things actually are, you can’t entirely know ahead of time. Think about a self-organizing group that you’ve seen somewhere: like several jazz musicians or rappers spontaneously improvising amazing music...
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