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The Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies has been engaged in research and programming aimed at improving the quality of life in human systems. Join us as we dive deeper into understanding the human dimension of organizations and the social environment.
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Balance of task and maintenance is difficult at the best of times, but is paramount when team members are working on an interdependent project and living in different geographic places. Understanding that task and maintenance are one unit with polarities that nourish the other rather than opposing forces is difficult, but it is even more difficult to understand and manage in a digital world. Read more -
Several things stand out for me as I reflect on my observations and the experiences of my graduate students: this reflection helps me understand the influence of technology on teams in the digital first-hand. Read more -
As a faculty member in a graduate school that subscribes to semi-virtual teams to accomplish its program, I have begun to notice how the evolution of technology is influencing teamwork and task performance. Read more -
Despite dramatic innovations in technology and the world of physical objects, our results in designing and creating healthy, effective and flourishing human systems, -- work teams, communities, schools, systems of healthcare, corporations, networks, ecosystems and even relations between nations -- have been highly inconsistent. The world is calling for more. Read more
