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Ken Thompson's shared know-how on team dynamics, virtual collaboration and bioteaming

How to start a movementDecember 1

Social Edge, the online community for social entrepreneurs, has penned a nice article "Your Micromovement" based on Seth Godin's book Tribes which suggests 5 useful steps for starting your own movement.

Bioteams: P2P Foundation Book of the WeekNovember 26

Michel Bauwens founder of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives has just selected Bioteams as the P2P Foundation Book of the Week.

Bad leaders cause their team health problemsNovember 25

BBC News reports on work by a team of Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University which shows that "inconsiderate bosses not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk of heart disease for their employees."

Which teams need bioteams: free bioscore calculatorNovember 17

I explained

previously how to spot if a team or community or network was a bioteam - a team with a life of its own, where well-established models of team simply do not work. Here is a simple 10 question Group Bioscore Calculator - the higher the "bioscore" the more the group need bioteams!

Bioteams Practitioners Network: UpdateNovember 16

I would just like to thank the many people who expressed their interest so enthusiastically in

The Bioteams Practitioners Network and to let everyone know I have their contact details and will arrange a time to talk before the planned launch in the New Year. Also if you missed it here is the link to the original post. Best Regards Ken Thompson