#group-dynamics — Public Fediverse posts

Organisational Dysfunction of the Day

Them and us

Context: There is a clear divide in the organisation. It might be between IT and the business, between development and operations, between project teams competing for the same resources, between headquarters and the regions, or simply between management and everyone else. People talk about the other group with mild contempt or resigned frustration. Collaboration across the boundary is effortful, slow, and often fraught. Everyone acknowledges it is a problem. Workshops are held, values are restated, and leadership talks about being one team. The divide persists.

OST explains: This is one of the most reliable products of DP1, understood since Kurt Lewin's group dynamics research in the 1940s. Three characteristic features of communication in DP1 drive this divide: asymmetry, where communication flows up and down a status chain with no real conversation between equals; egocentrism, where individual accountability means people's interests are best served by looking out for themselves rather than sharing information; and "them and us" as the natural end state of both. When people are organised into separate functions with different managers, different goals, and different metrics, the in-group/out-group dynamic is not a cultural failure; it is the structural output. In DP2, teams are organised around whole tasks with shared goals, and all relations are peer negotiations. The divide disappears not because people are nicer, but because neither asymmetry nor egocentrism has anything to feed on.


#OpenSystemsTheory #SocioTechnical #OrgDesign #GroupDynamics

Organisational Dysfunction of the Day

Them and us

Context: There is a clear divide in the organisation. It might be between IT and the business, between development and operations, between project teams competing for the same resources, between headquarters and the regions, or simply between management and everyone else. People talk about the other group with mild contempt or resigned frustration. Collaboration across the boundary is effortful, slow, and often fraught. Everyone acknowledges it is a problem. Workshops are held, values are restated, and leadership talks about being one team. The divide persists.

OST explains: This is one of the most reliable products of DP1, understood since Kurt Lewin's group dynamics research in the 1940s. Three characteristic features of communication in DP1 drive this divide: asymmetry, where communication flows up and down a status chain with no real conversation between equals; egocentrism, where individual accountability means people's interests are best served by looking out for themselves rather than sharing information; and "them and us" as the natural end state of both. When people are organised into separate functions with different managers, different goals, and different metrics, the in-group/out-group dynamic is not a cultural failure; it is the structural output. In DP2, teams are organised around whole tasks with shared goals, and all relations are peer negotiations. The divide disappears not because people are nicer, but because neither asymmetry nor egocentrism has anything to feed on.


#OpenSystemsTheory #SocioTechnical #OrgDesign #GroupDynamics

#groupdynamics are a hell of a #drug

How is metacognitive laziness with AI mediated by groups?

I’m quite taken with the concept of ‘metacognitive laziness‘ (even if I don’t like the term). It refers to a disposition to avoid difficulty, drawing on short-term assistance of AI in superficial ways rather than engaging in the metacognitive work prompted by challenges in learning. As I summarised it a few days ago:

The experience of difficulty activates metacognition. If the students cognitively outsource in increasingly habitual ways, it doesn’t just mean they lose the learning involved in what they are outsourcing. It means they lose their capacity to tolerate difficulty, as well to respond metacognitively to that difficulty. This points to the assumption which many educators have that there is something

How is this process mediated by group work? My sense is that it can be amplified by group dynamics or mitigated by them. The group can make it easier to sit with uncertainty by establishing that other people feel a similar anxiety in the face of uncertainty. But the group can also make it harder to sit with uncertainty if it’s defined by competitive dynamics or pluralistic ignorance.

Existing conceptualisations of how students engage with models are deeply individualised. The problem is not taking the individual as a unit of action, it’s remaining there in a way that stops us teasing out how these individual user-model dynamics are shaped by the social context in which students encounter task, enact them and talk about what they’ve done.

2 min rule of Atomic Habits 5/10
You don’t build habits alone.
You imitate your environment—
your people, your culture. 👥
#SocialInfluence #CultureMatters #GroupDynamics

Picnic Plans Reveal Friend Group Dynamics

See how planning a picnic can show what friends really think about each other and their group.

#Friendship, #Picnic, #GroupDynamics, #SocialLife, #Relationships

https://newsletter.tf/picnic-plans-friend-dynamics/

Planning a picnic can show a lot about your friends. Some friends like to plan everything, while others just bring one thing. It shows how friends work together.

#Friendship, #Picnic, #GroupDynamics, #SocialLife, #Relationships

https://newsletter.tf/picnic-plans-friend-dynamics/

XMAS PSYCHOLOGY 4/10
A grand-aunt asks an awkwardly personal question. Politics appear. Suddenly, the emotional temperature of the table shifts. ⚡
#HolidayTension #AwkwardQuestions #GroupDynamics

#UtopianMicroFiction.

A: Hey kid, how was your first day of school? What subjects will you have?

B: Oh, it was so cool. Our main subjects will be #SocialPedagogy, #GroupDynamics, #PsychoEducation, #TraumaPedagogy and #NonViolentCommunication besides #Inclusion and #Diversity, which we started with today.
Other than that we'll have #ClimateJustice, #BlackHistory, #QueerFeminism, #anarchism, #RiotTraining, #solidarity, #degrowth, #PermaCulture, #ReduceRefuseRepair and a few others.
Didn't you always tell me school didn't teach you anything for real life? Well it's not like that anymore.

#utopia #MicroFiction #FediLZ

#UtopianMicroFiction.

A: Hey kid, how was your first day of school? What subjects will you have?

B: Oh, it was so cool. Our main subjects will be #SocialPedagogy, #GroupDynamics, #PsychoEducation, #TraumaPedagogy and #NonViolentCommunication besides #Inclusion and #Diversity, which we started with today.
Other than that we'll have #ClimateJustice, #BlackHistory, #QueerFeminism, #anarchism, #RiotTraining, #solidarity, #degrowth, #PermaCulture, #ReduceRefuseRepair and a few others.
Didn't you always tell me school didn't teach you anything for real life? Well it's not like that anymore.

#utopia #MicroFiction #FediLZ

That feeling of having forgotten to unmute yourself in a videochat - I have that in written chats and face-to-face meetings too sometimes.

#SocialAnxiety #GroupDynamics

That feeling of having forgotten to unmute yourself in a videochat - I have that in written chats and face-to-face meetings too sometimes.

#SocialAnxiety #GroupDynamics

Hey Fediverse,
Does anyone know of a good, democratic method for building sub-groups of a group of people, that is not hurtful to outsiders, that is inclusive to people with social anxiety and doesn't discriminate or hurt anyone else either?

PS: Sorry for wasting everybody's time with such an unspecific and badly worded question.
If particularly looking for a way to form sub groups where personal preferences for mates matter, like sleeping arrangements, long term study groups, peer groups for activis etc.

#FediHelp #AskFedi #FollowerPower #GroupDynamics #GroupBuilding #inclusion #SocialAnxiety

Hey Fediverse,
Does anyone know of a good, democratic method for building sub-groups of a group of people, that is not hurtful to outsiders, that is inclusive to people with social anxiety and doesn't discriminate or hurt anyone else either?

PS: Sorry for wasting everybody's time with such an unspecific and badly worded question.
If particularly looking for a way to form sub groups where personal preferences for mates matter, like sleeping arrangements, long term study groups, peer groups for activis etc.

#FediHelp #AskFedi #FollowerPower #GroupDynamics #GroupBuilding #inclusion #SocialAnxiety

A bit of #psychology reflection, on #empathy vs. #violence and #hate

Mindfulness vs. #cult #TrumpVirus
#Media bubbles & #SocialInfluence

Reflections on teachings from greats like Carl Rogers and Aaron T. Beck

https://diasporasocial.net/posts/5127618

#truth #socialpsychology #groupdynamics #belief #cognitiion

As the #GQP #disinformation media is busy martyring voices of racism, avoiding #Epstein and the collapse of #democracy, #Constitution, #Jusiciary etc...

#ContextAndPerspective

A bit of #psychology reflection, on #empathy vs. #violence and #hate

Mindfulness vs. #cult #TrumpVirus
#Media bubbles & #SocialInfluence

Reflections on teachings from greats like Carl Rogers and Aaron T. Beck

https://diasporasocial.net/posts/5127618

#truth #socialpsychology #groupdynamics #belief #cognitiion

As the #GQP #disinformation media is busy martyring voices of racism, avoiding #Epstein and the collapse of #democracy, #Constitution, #Jusiciary etc...

#ContextAndPerspective

@MennoOng We moeten er meer naar luisteren… Er wordt en werd meer dan genoeg gepraat, maar niemand luistert en hoort wat er werkelijk gezegd wordt. Zoals de wereld zich nu ontwikkelt verdwijnen de stemmen helemaal in een zee van persoonlijke belevingen en onmacht. Alle informatie is er… We geven ons echter over aan de waan van de dag in een systemisch racistisch proces. 🧠🔨 #Hersenmoes #GroupDynamics

@MennoOng We moeten er meer naar luisteren… Er wordt en werd meer dan genoeg gepraat, maar niemand luistert en hoort wat er werkelijk gezegd wordt. Zoals de wereld zich nu ontwikkelt verdwijnen de stemmen helemaal in een zee van persoonlijke belevingen en onmacht. Alle informatie is er… We geven ons echter over aan de waan van de dag in een systemisch racistisch proces. 🧠🔨 #Hersenmoes #GroupDynamics

I wish I could explain to you all how proud (and simultaneously insecure) I am of what I have been working on, and how utterly insane and complex my project has been becoming. 🫠 Suffice to say I have built an automatic device coordination and communication system (including spinning up new data streams :uplink: )...all of that was just to build this simple game for my experiment, but to make it flexible to run with teams of 2, 3, 5, N, players and be able to handle data collection, EEG, and other stuff. :corteximplant_b: :mk2:

It, hopefully, will be a super useful tool for anyone wanting to do research into groups, social dynamics and related investigation...or you could just use it to build a game haha. :commodore:

https://github.com/NexusDynamic/

#lsl #labstreaminglayer #coordination #cnc #cc #dart #cpp #c #ffi #flutter #flame #forge2d #oss #foss #research #cognition #cognitivescience #cogsci #eeg #neuroscience #psychology #socialdynamics #groupdynamics #socialgroupdynamics #research #researchparadigm #paradigm #software #programming #programmer #dev #gamedev #softwaredevelopment #coding

I wish I could explain to you all how proud (and simultaneously insecure) I am of what I have been working on, and how utterly insane and complex my project has been becoming. 🫠 Suffice to say I have built an automatic device coordination and communication system (including spinning up new data streams :uplink: )...all of that was just to build this simple game for my experiment, but to make it flexible to run with teams of 2, 3, 5, N, players and be able to handle data collection, EEG, and other stuff. :corteximplant_b: :mk2:

It, hopefully, will be a super useful tool for anyone wanting to do research into groups, social dynamics and related investigation...or you could just use it to build a game haha. :commodore:

https://github.com/NexusDynamic/

#lsl #labstreaminglayer #coordination #cnc #cc #dart #cpp #c #ffi #flutter #flame #forge2d #oss #foss #research #cognition #cognitivescience #cogsci #eeg #neuroscience #psychology #socialdynamics #groupdynamics #socialgroupdynamics #research #researchparadigm #paradigm #software #programming #programmer #dev #gamedev #softwaredevelopment #coding

So, I've been revisiting some of my past experiences with my old coven. I reunited with several coven-mates last year, and discovered that my old tradition -- #Alexandrian -- had split into two factions -- one that accepted transwomen, and one that didn't. If I ever decide to get back into it again, guess which faction I'd choose. And yeah -- unfortunately power dynamics, hierarchy and potential emotional and psychological abuse happens a lot in "religious" groups -- even #Pagan ones.

I've managed to summarize the "Pros" and "Cons" of my joining a coven all those years ago...

Reasons I joined the coven:

1. Earth-centered religion with a political focus (Thomas Morton Alliance)
2. I learned Welsh from my high priestess.
3. My high priestess was a very intelligent, feminist, who espoused matriarchy, egalitarianism, and who was a Marxist anti-capitalist and a role model for me.
4. One of my coven-mates became my gay best friend (we're still BFFs).
5. Another coven-mate taught me traditional plant medicine and herbalism.

Reasons I left the coven:

1. I was pigeon-holed into "feminine" roles in rituals (even though I identified as NB and more masculine than feminine).
2. Over-bearing "acting" high priest (AIM member who was a bit of a bully).
3. Over-bearing coven-mate (AIM member) was distrustful of gay best friend (and was homophobic).
4. "Feminist" high priestess allowed herself to become emotionally and financially dependent on over-bearing coven-mate, refused to accept help from coven-mates (like having a room-mate, or other mutual aid), and when over-bearing coven-mate ran off with a younger, female coven-mate, high priestess fell apart -- eventually taking her own life (despite the support of the coven -- which soon fell apart as well).

And some folks wonder why I'm a solitary (though most of my witchy / Pagan friends understand why).
#PaganPolitics #GroupDynamics #Hierarchy #WhatSomeWitchesDid

So, I've been revisiting some of my past experiences with my old coven. I reunited with several coven-mates last year, and discovered that my old tradition -- #Alexandrian -- had split into two factions -- one that accepted transwomen, and one that didn't. If I ever decide to get back into it again, guess which faction I'd choose. And yeah -- unfortunately power dynamics, hierarchy and potential emotional and psychological abuse happens a lot in "religious" groups -- even #Pagan ones.

I've managed to summarize the "Pros" and "Cons" of my joining a coven all those years ago...

Reasons I joined the coven:

1. Earth-centered religion with a political focus (Thomas Morton Alliance)
2. I learned Welsh from my high priestess.
3. My high priestess was a very intelligent, feminist, who espoused matriarchy, egalitarianism, and who was a Marxist anti-capitalist and a role model for me.
4. One of my coven-mates became my gay best friend (we're still BFFs).
5. Another coven-mate taught me traditional plant medicine and herbalism.

Reasons I left the coven:

1. I was pigeon-holed into "feminine" roles in rituals (even though I identified as NB and more masculine than feminine).
2. Over-bearing "acting" high priest (AIM member who was a bit of a bully).
3. Over-bearing coven-mate (AIM member) was distrustful of gay best friend (and was homophobic).
4. "Feminist" high priestess allowed herself to become emotionally and financially dependent on over-bearing coven-mate, refused to accept help from coven-mates (like having a room-mate, or other mutual aid), and when over-bearing coven-mate ran off with a younger, female coven-mate, high priestess fell apart -- eventually taking her own life (despite the support of the coven -- which soon fell apart as well).

And some folks wonder why I'm a solitary (though most of my witchy / Pagan friends understand why).
#PaganPolitics #GroupDynamics #Hierarchy #WhatSomeWitchesDid

Kids (2019) [9 min] by Michael Frei (@playables) | #Switzerland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeG_pKtp83w

#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Kids #BlackAndWhite #Playables #Experimental #GroupDynamics

Kids (2019) [9 min] by Michael Frei (@playables) | #Switzerland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeG_pKtp83w

#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Kids #BlackAndWhite #Playables #Experimental #GroupDynamics

Zuckerberg claimed moderation changes on Meta platforms promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure, and will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.

Research on the group dynamics of social media suggests those experts have a point. 👉 https://theconversation.com/the-dynamics-that-polarise-us-on-social-media-are-about-to-get-worse-247027?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=The+Conversation+UK&utm_campaign=publer

#hatespeech #facebook #groupdynamics

Zuckerberg claimed moderation changes on Meta platforms promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure, and will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.

Research on the group dynamics of social media suggests those experts have a point. 👉 https://theconversation.com/the-dynamics-that-polarise-us-on-social-media-are-about-to-get-worse-247027?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=The+Conversation+UK&utm_campaign=publer

#hatespeech #facebook #groupdynamics

FLOCK OF von bit.studio: Die Installation verwandelt eine Herde (engl. „flock“) schwebender Heliumballons in einen Fischschwarm, der durch Sensoren und #KI gesteuert werden. Ein elektronisches Gehirn in jedem Ballon kommuniziert mit einem zentralen Server, der die Bewegung in Echtzeit steuert. Das Projekt untersucht Themen wie Vernetzung und Gruppendynamik und fordert unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt heraus.

#FLOCKOF #ArsElectronica #InteractiveArt #ArtAndTech #Innovation #DigitalArt #GroupDynamics

FLOCK OF von bit.studio: Die Installation verwandelt eine Herde (engl. „flock“) schwebender Heliumballons in einen Fischschwarm, der durch Sensoren und #KI gesteuert werden. Ein elektronisches Gehirn in jedem Ballon kommuniziert mit einem zentralen Server, der die Bewegung in Echtzeit steuert. Das Projekt untersucht Themen wie Vernetzung und Gruppendynamik und fordert unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt heraus.

#FLOCKOF #ArsElectronica #InteractiveArt #ArtAndTech #Innovation #DigitalArt #GroupDynamics

Social Identity Theory provides insights into political polarization by explaining how individuals categorize themselves into groups, fostering in-group loyalty and out-group hostility. This categorization leads to stronger identification with political parties and increased disdain for opposing views. As people seek to align with their group’s beliefs and norms, polarization intensifies.

#PoliticalScience #SocialIdentity #Polarization #GroupDynamics #Psychology

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-school-walls/202408/how-social-identity-theory-explains-political-polarization?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter

Social Identity Theory provides insights into political polarization by explaining how individuals categorize themselves into groups, fostering in-group loyalty and out-group hostility. This categorization leads to stronger identification with political parties and increased disdain for opposing views. As people seek to align with their group’s beliefs and norms, polarization intensifies.

#PoliticalScience #SocialIdentity #Polarization #GroupDynamics #Psychology

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-school-walls/202408/how-social-identity-theory-explains-political-polarization?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter

Everyone knows religious thinking is huge in American #conservative circles. I think #liberals feel like we're immune.

We absolutely are not. Lots of #liberal / #progressive groups clearly seem influenced by factors we usually associate with #religious #thinking, like group #tribalism, gaining status through denigration of the Other, #authority #worship, valuing #tradition, moral #ThoughtPolicing, valuing #ritual, judging others by outward clues of #morality, the use of shibboleths and other linguistic cues of righteousness or group membership, and just straight-up #conformity and #obedience. There's a lot.

I'm not smart enough to write a serious piece about this, yet. Maybe someday. Or, more likely, someone who *is* smart about this stuff has already written it.

#religion #groupdynamics #peopleGonnaPeep #immunity #not

Everyone knows religious thinking is huge in American #conservative circles. I think #liberals feel like we're immune.

We absolutely are not. Lots of #liberal / #progressive groups clearly seem influenced by factors we usually associate with #religious #thinking, like group #tribalism, gaining status through denigration of the Other, #authority #worship, valuing #tradition, moral #ThoughtPolicing, valuing #ritual, judging others by outward clues of #morality, the use of shibboleths and other linguistic cues of righteousness or group membership, and just straight-up #conformity and #obedience. There's a lot.

I'm not smart enough to write a serious piece about this, yet. Maybe someday. Or, more likely, someone who *is* smart about this stuff has already written it.

#religion #groupdynamics #peopleGonnaPeep #immunity #not

Did you know that difficulty in socialising in toddler year can follow you to the adult hood? We all need to connect, but if you don't know the recipe on how, then you get a harder ride. Here are some tips to better connect with people.
#connections #social #talk #groupdynamics #relations #buildingrelationships

https://apxdynamics.com/2024/02/28/exploring-the-importance-of-social-connection-from-early-childhood/

ASEC reveals the Group Dynamics record, three hypnotic techno tracks, with remixes from Inland and Kaiser. #music #ASEC #groupdynamics #inland #Kaiser #remix

https://evl.one/group-dynamics-by-asec

@jenniferplusplus I have the impression that early adopters of the #Fediverse, of which many trans people belong to, fell into the false sense of comfort that there was a stable, uniform #fediculture. But #culture is inherent to #groupdynamics & a 100k group is not the same as a 2M network. While it's paradoxical to seek to enforce a culture across the Fediverse, a network designed to SUPPORT #divergence, I think it's fair to debate whether an #LGBTQ #instance should ban the #BBC or not.

#askfedi

What is your stance with food at the table? I have heard that this is not an appropriate practice for some, but as a food loving American, every table I have been at has almost always had food during the game.

Watch me... I will even eat in character!

#food #manners #etiquette #gaming #gamingcommunity #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpggroup #ttrpg #groupdynamics #gaming #roleplaying

Dan Olson (Folding Ideas) and others on World of Warcraft

Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKP1I7IocYU

#WorldOfWarcraft #Psychology #GroupDynamics #Anthropology #Sociology #Literature #Narrative #Videogames