Global TaskForce Innovation Project
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Transcript of Global TaskForce Innovation Project
Outline of project Your tasksQuestions Consent Forms
Dr. Vincent MangematinDr. Barthelemy Chollet
Dr. Stephen Zaccaro (Co-PI)Tiffani ChenTracy McCauslandSamantha Holland
Dr. Leslie DeChurch (PI)Raquel AscencioPeter Seely Amy WaxDorothy Carter
Dr. Stephen Fiore (Co-PI)
Today’s business world is
GLOBAL
Multi-discipline teams
COMPLEX
Because of the requirements of today’s business world… YOU will likely be a part of a team
that must work closely with other teams!
It is helpful to gain experience in this vital skill EARLY in your career
Designed to give you experience working in the types of organizational structures and develop skills that are common in today’s global economy:
International/ Multi-disciplinary collaboration Virtual communication Real-world problem solving Competition against deadlines and industry
standards
Atlantic Ocean Fish Stocks are expected to collapse by the year 2050 Based on a four-year study of 7,800
marine species worldwide Findings showed that by 2048, catches
of currently fished seafood will have declined by more than 90% since 1950
Over-fishing sabotages the stability of marine environments, reduces ocean's ability to: Produce seafood Resist diseases Filter pollutants Rebound from stresses such as climate change
Approximately 1 billion people rely on fish as primary source of protein Fish account for 1/5 of protein in human diet
Increased demand = unemployment for small scale fishermen (around 10 million worldwide)
Source: telegraph.co.uk; wri.org
The current complex problem demands an international task force of teams!Environment
al Scientists at GMU investigating the air and
water ecology of the Atlantic
OceanSocial
Scientists at GMU
investigating attitude and
behavior change
International Strategic
Management Team
In France (GEM) transforming science into
viable solutionsThe Problem: Depletion of
Atlantic Ocean Fish Stocks
Uncover the key environmental factors and fishing practices that are causing the Atlantic Fishery problem Ecosystem Basics▪ What are the necessary components to a balanced
ocean ecosystem?▪ Predator/prey relationships, food sources, life cycles
Climate Change/ Marine Pollution▪ What are the impactful trends in ocean temperature
and cleanliness?▪ What are the biggest contributors to these changes?
Fishery Activity▪ How have fishing practices changed over time to
threaten the stability of the fish population?▪ What sort of regulations are in the fishing industry?
Identify attitudes toward a specific behavior that need to be changed and strategies to change them Which attitudes are most relevant?▪ Which common attitudes toward environmental issues are most
important to understand in the Atlantic Ocean fisheries problem? Hint: You may need to talk to the Environmental Science students to identify the attitude(s)!
Determine the best approach to enact attitude change▪ Have similar attitudes been changed in the past? If so, how?
Identify subjective norms (perceived social pressure) to engage or not engage in a behavior and strategies to change them. How do the French/Americans view the Atlantic Ocean
fishery problem? Do they even know there is a problem?
Identify perceived behavioral control and strategies to increase control beliefs Which behaviors are most relevant ?▪ Which human behaviors are most important to understand in the
Atlantic Ocean fishery problem? Do individuals believe that they have control over these behaviors? Hint: You may need to talk to the Environmental Science students to identify relevant behavior(s)!
Determine the best approach to increase control beliefs▪ How have perceptions of behavioral control been changed in the
past?▪ What are the best strategies to enact change?
Identify behavioral intentions, and generate strategies to influence these. Intentions are likely to influence actual behavior▪ Which intentions will result in desired behaviors that will benefit
the Atlantic Ocean fisheries?
What business practices need to be changed in order to save currently fished species of the Atlantic Ocean?
What business practices can realistically be changed?
What corporate/consumer incentives related to the environment are effective/efficient business practices?
Project will require coordination across individuals and teams in various geographic locations Collaboration on group documents/presentations Real time meetings to brainstorm/provide feedback Email chains within individual teams; across all teams
You will be using WebEx, an interactive video conferencing and collaboration tool Videoconferencing capabilities (like Skype) Shared documents/annotation abilities Shared desktops– every sees the same computer
screen
Researchers will contact you to coordinate contact info sharing with your team
Each team must agree on a time for the first meeting next week (10/3-10-9) Due to time zone difference, schedule
between 7-9am All team members must be present!
Meetings will be on WebEx Researcher will go over basics of technology
and team/project details at this time
Useful In improving Atlantic Ocean fisheries Short-term and long-term
Novel Provides a new and unique perspective on
improving fisheries Effective & Comprehensive
Details the specific consumer and corporate behaviors that are necessary to change
Details how to change these behaviors Predicts the difficulty involved in changing
behaviors Forecasts impact of changing these behaviors
The Winning Plan will be:
Our research team is interesting in learning how global task force teams communicate and work with each other
Part of the project will involve you filling out online survey measures using two different websites C-IKNOW Qualtrics
Link sent out each Monday to complete
You can choose to provide a picture that to the research team.
Pictures valuable for social network analysis Social network analysis – the study of the
complex relations between members of social systems; involves mapping social relations.
Nodes (also called actors) – represent people, organizations, concepts, etc.
Ties (also called edges) – represent relations between nodes
If you choose not to consent to have your data used, your picture will also not be used.
Researchers will be able in infer many different types of relationships based on the various ties measured in the survey
Sociograms can be constructed to represent the social network
Presentation of these data on team processes near end of term Needed for your final papers
You may opt out of having your data used for our research but you will have to complete all the surveys for the group project
Your instructor will not know if you have given permission to use your data
My contact info:Sam Holland, [email protected]
Office Hours: Thursday 10:30-11:30am, Robinson B 215E