Discussion stuck? Call in a virtual mediator

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 11:00 in Mathematics & Economics

By Alyssa DanigelisDiscovery NewsEver find yourself in a collaborative situation that’s gone awry? Maybe one person on the team dominates the conversation or an offhand comment distracts everyone for a whole meeting. Experts in social computing are developing a virtual mediator to turn around unproductive discussions."The basic problem is that there is a lot of untapped potential of working as a g...    

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