Various strands of research in educational, social and organizational psychology focus on
structures of collectively created meaning that emerge in and coordinate activities of groups …

For effective computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL), socially shared regulation
of learning (SSRL) is necessary. To this end, this article extends the idea first posited by …

Modelling is a key activity in conceptual design and system design. Through collaborative
modelling, end-users, stakeholders, experts and entrepreneurs are able to create shared …

A team is more than a group of people in the same space, physical or virtual. In recent years,
increasing attention has been devoted to the social bases of cognition, taking into …

Metaverses are immersive three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people interact as
avatars with each other and with software agents, using the metaphor of the real world but …

Most computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environments are purely functional,
that is, they concentrate on a specific pedagogy. This is not surprising since their design and …

Some studies emphasize that the situational, social aspects of collaboration are the
mechanism that leads to learning, while others emphasize that the mechanism is the natural …

Shared understanding has been claimed to be crucial for effective collaboration of
researchers and practitioners. Heterogeneity in work groups further strengthens the …

With few exceptions the solitary animal is, in any species, an abnormal creature… The
dominant principle of social life is not the struggle for existence, but cooperation… If we …

Organisations increasingly use multidisciplinary teams to construct solutions for complex
problems. Research has shown that multidisciplinary teams do not guarantee good problem …