Hi Vic. ... results ... sheltered ... decides ... benefits. ... Isolation and collocation... that sounds doubly macabre. Care to explain a little more? ... ...
3887
Owen Thomas
owen_paul_th...
Nov 6, 2007 12:24 pm
Hi Scott. ... in the ... is ... That, to me, is one of several significant positive reasons for why I like the idea of not working in an office - in my case,...
3886
Owen Thomas
owen_paul_th...
Nov 6, 2007 12:12 pm
Hi William ... better. ... I'm all for small-to-medium sized social groups. I live in a medium sized town amongst family and friends who I share a lot in...
3885
Owen Thomas
owen_paul_th...
Nov 6, 2007 11:09 am
Hi Ron ... of ... No? Well, I listen to (and am convinced by) reasonable argument; not the charismatic boasts of an individual who is used to throwing his...
3884
Owen Thomas
owen_paul_th...
Nov 6, 2007 10:33 am
Hi Ron. ... would ... home, so ... I have drawn conclusions about what your nature is through opinions you have made of this discussion. I apologise if there...
3883
Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Nov 6, 2007 5:08 am
Hello, Owen. On Monday, November 5, 2007, at 7:05:42 AM, you ... I think all the time. I recommend it. I am fairly good at it -- and I find that programming...
3882
Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Nov 6, 2007 4:17 am
Hello, Owen. On Monday, November 5, 2007, at 7:05:42 AM, you ... Maybe that's not what has stood in your way. Maybe what stands in your way is something about...
3881
Vic Williams
tree_bc
Nov 6, 2007 2:55 am
Hi, German WWII tank crews, air crews, and submarine crews did very well. A sub crew might be trained for a year or more then sent out, and again and again,...
3880
Vic Williams
tree_bc
Nov 6, 2007 2:39 am
Hi, The assumption tends to get plastered beyond the edge. Some, many much of the time, of whatever affliction keep going the same way. If they are working ...
3879
Jim Kauffman
JWKauffman
Nov 6, 2007 1:20 am
... Um, yes and no. Some people on the Autism Spectrum can improve their interaction skills, but many cannot--and you do them harm by assuming they can. Jim K....
3878
Vic Williams
tree_bc
Nov 6, 2007 12:23 am
Hi, I do stuff in this area, facilitating improvements, it can offer huge rewards for individuals and teams. I prefer to use "have been diagnosed with" instead...
3877
William Pietri
william_pietri
Nov 6, 2007 12:16 am
... It looks something like this: http://www.scissor.com/resources/teamroom/ http://xp123.com/xplor/room-gallery/index.shtml ... Yes indeed. That's an...
3876
Hassan Schroeder
laughingandj...
Nov 5, 2007 11:48 pm
... It seems to me this represents a highly idealized state. Having a "well-crafted team" devoted to a single project, occupying a single room, sounds great....
3875
Jim Kauffman
JWKauffman
Nov 5, 2007 10:40 pm
I think it's worth noting that many people with great tech skills have mild autism, or Asperger's Syndrome, that make social interaction very difficult. These...
3874
Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Nov 5, 2007 8:10 pm
Hello, mitchgrrt. On Monday, November 5, 2007, at 8:11:30 AM, you ... That's interesting. But what was it that made being in the room burn them out? Were they...
3873
Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Nov 5, 2007 2:37 pm
... The philosopher/sociologist Bruno Latour notes that our primate cousins *have* to spend enormous amounts of time dealing "individuals and interactions"...
3872
Scott Preece
sepreece
Nov 5, 2007 2:27 pm
Hi, Owen, I know people who range from painfully shy to extremely easily-distracted who find it hard to be productive in a shared setting. As I said earlier, I...
3871
Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Nov 5, 2007 2:20 pm
... Has someone looked at this topic more closely? I may be out of touch. I do think teams tend to go at an unsustainable pace. What forces push people in the...
3870
Scott Preece
sepreece
Nov 5, 2007 2:12 pm
Might be interesting to do a literature review on studies of groups working intensely in close quarters for extended periods - like ship's crews, especially in...
3869
William Pietri
william_pietri
Nov 5, 2007 1:33 pm
Hi, Owen. ... Not to take us too far on a tangent, but as far as I know, collocation has nothing to do with the industrial revolution. We've been spending most...
3868
Desilets, Alain
alain_desilets
Nov 5, 2007 1:24 pm
... That's interesting. For a while, I have been conjecturing that war-room enviroments when used excessively can lead to burn out. I certainly feel very tired...
3867
William Pietri
william_pietri
Nov 5, 2007 1:21 pm
... Very interesting! Could you say more about that environment? I'm curious about both the physical arrangement and the social one. Personally, I definitely...
3866
mitchgrrt
Nov 5, 2007 1:11 pm
... My company tried a "war room" approach for a while. The team in the room did get a lot done, but then after a couple of months they were totally burnt...
3865
Owen Thomas
owen_paul_th...
Nov 5, 2007 12:05 pm
Hello Ron ... remain ... these ... Australia is to have a federal election in about three weeks' time. One of the political parties big agenda items is FTTN...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Nov 4, 2007 9:25 pm
Hello, Scott. On Sunday, November 4, 2007, at 4:13:20 PM, you ... It is different. But if one is trying to emulate collocation, turning it off would not be...
3863
Scott Preece
sepreece
Nov 4, 2007 9:13 pm
Ron wrote, "And I'm curious. Suppose something like the HP virtual collaboration stuff was available, providing a big screen on the wall across from your desk,...
3862
John Schrag
jvschrag
Nov 4, 2007 4:12 pm
... Recent discussion leads me to observe that sometimes what works well for a team may not be best for certain individuals on the team, and vice-versa. In...
3861
Scott Preece
sepreece
Nov 4, 2007 3:31 pm
Hi, Ron, Susan, et al, ... " ... Hard to say - as you noted later on with regard to scent, sometimes physical reactions of people to each other can get in the...
3860
Jeff White
jawsadieemail
Nov 4, 2007 3:13 pm
"Fear is the mindkiller". Nice Dune quote. :-)...
3859
Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Nov 4, 2007 11:16 am
Hello, Susan. On Saturday, November 3, 2007, at 7:42:22 PM, you ... I'm prepared to accept that some distributed teams, carefully crafted as you describe...
