Understanding and Applying the Cognitive Foundations of Effective Teamwork

Abstract

Cognitive issues, though not as widely discussed as resource or social issues, are key to the success of collaborating teams. This report describes important cognitive issues. It presents several examples of team failure caused by cognitive problems. It reviews a theory describing the knowledge that teams need to work together effectively and summarizing how teams use this knowledge when making decisions about collecting and sharing information, attaining consensus, and adapting the team. It also describes an expert system, the Collaboration Advizor tool, that helps teams diagnose and fix cognitive-based collaboration problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423380

Entities

People

  • David F. Noble

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computers
  • Expert Systems
  • Geography
  • Human Behavior
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Teamwork

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.