Comments on: What’s happening? http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/04/13/whats-happening/ facilitation, working with groups Sat, 12 May 2012 18:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eva Schiffer http://vivmcwaters.com.au/2009/04/13/whats-happening/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Eva Schiffer Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:26:00 +0000 http://vivmcwaters.com.au/?p=951#comment-1421 Viv, You made me smile again, talking about you and your like minded mates... The other day I listened to a radio program about the effect of heterogeneity on group performance and self-assessment. They quoted a study that showed that groups that have to accommodate a stranger (someone who is different from the rest) tend to achieve better results. But - and isn't that interesting - they think they are doing worse than the more homogeneous groups. So the question the authors pose is "Is the pain worth the gain? http://netmap.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/liljenquist_2009_pain_worth_the_gain.pdf Viv,
You made me smile again, talking about you and your like minded mates… The other day I listened to a radio program about the effect of heterogeneity on group performance and self-assessment. They quoted a study that showed that groups that have to accommodate a stranger (someone who is different from the rest) tend to achieve better results. But – and isn’t that interesting – they think they are doing worse than the more homogeneous groups.

So the question the authors pose is “Is the pain worth the gain? http://netmap.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/liljenquist_2009_pain_worth_the_gain.pdf

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