Dealing with diversity within project work, in networks and institutions Some exemples and games'''

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Dealing with diversity within project work, in
networks and institutions Some exemples and
games...

• Neus Lorenzo
• nlorenzo_at_xtec.net

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Key concepts

• Teamwork sharing tasks for a common plan
• Network connecting roles and profiles for
  solving problems
• Teamnet group-netting different teams to empower
  resources

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A practical exercise.
Chose one of these cards dont say it
aloud!!!. Just look at it and try to fix it in
your mind...
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A practical exercise...
Think of your card for 10 second without saying
it to anybody...
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A practical exercise.

• How have I done it?
• 1.Pay attention to the process here
• - Whom you have talked to?
• -How have you found the answer?
• You have started an informal emergent network
• to get information from the group, creating
  teams
• Autopoyesis is a process whereby a system (live
  organisms or social institutions) produces its
  own organisation and constitutes itself in a
  space.
• Teamwork and networking strategies become
  natural and useful when a group is focused on
  solving the same problem, trying to find out new
  ideas, thinking aloud and processing verbally.

Now I will hide your letter!!!
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Can institutions learn?
Learning communities vs community learning
The term autopoiesis was originally conceived as
an attempt to characterize the nature of living
systems. Autopoiesis is a process whereby a
system produces its own organization and
maintains and constitutes itself in a space.
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Lets solve some easy enigmas...
Work in groups of 3 -Listen to the
story -Debate possible answers -Share with the
whole group
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Story I Conflicts at Vision level
Error at sharing aims -Mistake at identifying
common needs, mismatching aims Solution -Teams
should find shared fields for common visions
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Story II Conflicts at planning
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Story III Conflicts at communicating
How many times can you sustract 3 from 25 ?
Only once!! 25-3 22
Message or communication error -Mistake at
expressing or understanding (code, language,
culture...) Solution -Teams should include
feedback techniques and double checking
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Story IV Conflict when using tools
Procedural error -Mistake at changing tools,
mismatching previous knowledge Solution -Teams
should include training for using new tools and
resources
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Summary

• Human beings relates to context and interacts
  with other humans by using individual and
  collective strategies, (emergent interaction).
• Interaction in teams develop key skills and
  diversified roles (emergent especialization)
• Especialization and specific functions creates
  roles, teams and nets, genarating leadership,
  collaboration and delegation needs.

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Strategies for good practices
Network requires...

• To know the aim of the orghanisation, its
  network structure and evolution.
• To have specific and defined aims
• To share commitments and follow collective rules
• To learn about the context and the territory
• To use emotional strategies and easy
  relationship
• To delegate in colleagues when necessary
• To count on a good opperational (technical) team
• To share information and evidence with users
• To alternate functions and tasks when needed.

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Dealing with diversity within project work, in
networks and institutions

• Neus Lorenzo
• nlorenzo_at_xtec.net