Convergence of intrapersonal and interpersonal processes across group meetings

Communication and Group Cognitive Complexity

“…Teams were asked to render their understanding of the conceptual domain by organizing the 20 concepts on a map, drawing connections among them, and specifying the nature of the relations between them. The cognitive map resulting from these group interactions reflects the cognitive convergence processes (Ervin et al, 2017; Staggs et al, 2018) and, as such, the cognitive maps indicate the collective knowledge structures the groups developed in relation to a particular knowledge domain.…”

“…The quality of group communication is an important antecedent of academic performance in collaborative learning groups (Curşeu et al, 2017; Loes, An, Saichaie, & Pascarella, 2017). The emergent view on group cognition (Curşeu, 2006; Curşeu, Schruijer, & Boroş, 2007; Grand, Braun, Kuljanin, Kozlowski, & Chao, 2016) and collective learning (Zoethout, Wesselink, Runhaar, & Mulder, 2017) places the coevolution of individual cognitive structures and cognitive convergence (Ervin, Bonito, & Keyton, 2017; Staggs, Bonito, & Ervin, 2018) at the core of group-level information processing. The emergent view on group cognition states that individual cognitions are continuously changed during interpersonal interactions in groups so that novel insights that transcend individual understanding are generated (Curşeu, 2006; Curşeu, Janssen, & Raab, 2012; Curşeu & Schruijer, 2010).…”

“…Hence, group discussion is deemed essential for the emergence of group-level cognition, but researchers call for additional work to fully understand the relationship between social interaction and social cognition; our “current understanding of the role of social interaction in social cognition is limited” (De Jaegher, Di Paolo, & Gallagher, 2010, p. 442). We build on the idea that in collaborative learning groups, social interactions enable emergent group cognition through cognitive convergence (Ervin et al, 2017; Staggs et al, 2018), and we set out to test the effect of the number of group arguments (Meyers & Brashers, 1998) on the complexity of group-level cognitive structures.…”

“…A key assertion in group cognition literature is that groups are sociocognitive systems (Gruenfeld & Hollingshead, 1993) or information processing systems (Hinsz, Tindale, & Vollrath, 1997) that integrate the knowledge and expertise of their members through communication. Cognitive emergence is, therefore, rooted in group communication, and novel cognitive structures result from the interplay and convergence of intraindividual and interindividual cognitive processes (Ervin et al, 2017; Kozlowski, Chao, Grand, Braun, & Kuljanin, 2016; Staggs et al, 2018). In the student group described earlier, individual insights on particular organizational subsystems and processes are integrated through group discussions to generate collective insights that will allow the group as a whole to tackle the systemic intricacies of organizational change.…”

Killer Apps: Developing Novel Applications That Enhance Team Coordination, Communication, and Effectiveness

“…Social scientists have also shown that behavioral patterns in health care teams predict clinical team performance and patient safety (e.g., Kolbe et al, 2014 ), that micro-behaviors and behavioral mimicry can be used to distinguish leadership styles (e.g., Lehmann-Willenbrock, Meinecke, Rowold, & Kauffeld, 2015 ), and that early interaction patterns set the tone for team performance ( Zijlstra, Waller, & Phillips, 2012 ). Researchers have also established that communication among team members reveals individual and group processes, often based on roles ( Ervin, Bonito, & Keyton, 2017 ).…”