Space and the Not-So-Final Frontiers
质疑团队学习的协同效应是否已充分发挥，指出理论理解不足和记录方法过于简单是两大原因，并论证了采用多元方法评估集体成员互动价值的潜力。
In recent years there has been tremendous interest in the benefits of using teams in organizations; particularly in the synergistic effects of team (collective) learning. However, this article questions whether, as yet, the full potential of these synergistic effects has been realized. It explores two concurrent possible reasons for this failing. First, because of deficiencies in the theoretical understanding of the concept of collective learning. Second, that the rather singular, simplistic, methodologies used by organizations to record their collectives' `learning' fail to capture sufficiently the nuances of collective processes. Consequently, this article demonstrates the potential of a multifarious approach to valuing the interactions of members of collectives. At present, organizations do not seem to hold this resource in high regard and hence do not employ appropriate devices to identify and utilize this layer of knowing. The methods they employ often reduce these contributions down to simplistic summaries, often focusing on outcomes, forgoing further layers of knowing. This article argues that this is insufficient if teams/collectives seek to realize improved performance.