Who knows what in my team? – an interactive visualization-based instrument for developing transactive memory systems in teams

Josef H. Gammel, Dorothea Pantfoerder, Timon Schulze, Katharina G. Kugler, Felix C. Brodbeck

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Abstract

To be successful, a team must effectively use the individual knowledge that is distributed among its members. The theory of the transactive memory system (TMS) explains how such distributed knowledge is socially organized and exploited to the benefit of the whole team. In this paper, we focus on the concept and design of a visualization-based instrument for TMS development in teams that is grounded in TMS theory. More specifically, we develop a theoretical framework and concept for computer-supported TMS development on the basis of visualization and present a web-based interactive TMS visualization system and instrument for developing TMSs in small teams. The instrument consists of a step-by-step diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation of a TMS and helps teams to strengthen their TMS structure (i.e., knowing who knows what) and TMS processes (i.e., communication to update, encode, and retrieve knowledge). We explain how practitioners can use the here presented instrument for the assessment and development of TMSs and make suggestions for future research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLearning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems - 7th International Conference, LCT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings
EditorsPanayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou, Andri Ioannou
PublisherSpringer
Pages600-614
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783030505059
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event7th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 19 Jul 202024 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12206 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2020, held as part of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2020
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period19/07/2024/07/20

Keywords

  • Computer-supported team development
  • Network visualization
  • Transactive memory system

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