I was participating yesterday into well organized KYKY (ability in English) seminar in TKK. Within a group work we found the following issues regarding to the continuous virtual work development model created within the KYKY initiative in TKK.

Group work 1
  • what tools?
  •  traditional tools
  •  new tools
  • transition/change occurs from traditional tools into new tools
  • continuous presence tools like Interwise, Centra & Breeze 
    • do give new opportunities for organisation
  • find the best out of the new tools
    • do require changing of meeting and working cultures
  • storytelling tool 
    • as known wiseness is taught using stories
    • working ok interpreting the complex world
    • case: a dialogue with a VTT organisation member supports a story about VTT organisation
  • which tools do create new functionaties

    • Group work 2 

    • a goal is normally set up according to an ideal with motivation, but often the reality shows that it is a strong intension of going back to the old tools
    • also flat development without activity nor progress possible , or environment is only used as a database
    • blogs do need own motivation and own benefit
    • social interaction needed if my grantfather would be writing block, he would be known
    • generation gaps - often elder persons active
    • no courage to change others writing in wiki due to old habits, democratic working habits
    • old cultural working habits are hard, but when new things introduced it is easier 
    • hierarchy explained refer to picture

    Group work 3

    • how IT Systems do change?
    • working methods and culture do need to change
    • working at 10 pm is at the same a threath for somebody and a benefit for somebody
  •  employees should understand that individuals input should serve others
  • old habits do often remain, making double work often the case
  •  how to support and motivate persons virtually
    • forcing and rewarding questions
    • like travel expenses system
    • 70 % of IT Systems do fail, because tiny details of the software are taught and not the processes 
    • when co-operating, the motor is the differences of team members
    • tolerance speaking between small issues interested vs. broadthinkers important
    Group work 4
    • how affects? 

     

  • negative
    •  can prevent documentation working
    •  double systems
    •  feeling need to work all the time
    • text writing difficult
  • positive
      • broader thinking
      • global work possible, 24 hrs possible
      • documentation possible
      • can do what needed
      • saving file memory
      • facilitation needed for tools
      • dispersed workings like joint working
      • new possibilities like handicapped persons
      • integrated systems
      • management feeling
      • information overflow - + & -