Monthly Archives: June 2009

Writing exchange

By | June 29, 2009

In my last post, I talked about my motivations for keeping this blog, one of which was improving my writing and helping myself get better at thinking about things more clearly. I also said that I want to get better at using it to start conversations. In aid of that, then, is there anyone who’d… Read More »

Concepts – Group Dynamics – ‘Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing’

By | June 10, 2009

Came across this in an issue of IEEE Computer today. It’s a simple conceptual model from the 1960s by a guy called Bruce Tuckman of the stages small groups go through; groups such as committees, work groups, and project teams. The basic stages seem obvious, but, as with many models of human behaviour, the value… Read More »