Posted by We have completed the experiments in the project “Flow and virtual team effectiveness”!
Our research was aimed at understanding what really affects the effectiveness of teams operating remotely. We focused on the concept of team flow – a state in which team members are fully engaged, focused and work in harmony, achieving above-average results.
We designed experiments to capture not only the end results of the teams’ work, but, more importantly, the dynamics of the processes that lead to these results. By using original research tools and state-of-the-art online solutions, we were able to observe how collaboration, social influence and leadership are shaped in a virtual environment – without interfering with the course of action.
This is just the beginning. The next step will be to analyze the data and publish the findings – and we can already see that virtual collaboration is not only a challenge, but also a huge opportunity to develop a new model of teamwork.