The document discusses the foundations of self-organization, emphasizing the importance of motivated individuals, group development, and a balance between various factors such as specialization and generalization. Key principles include not assigning roles or tasks and fostering an environment of autonomy, feedback, and high expectations. The framework outlined integrates self-determination theory, decision-making processes, and the significance of values and results.

1. Foundations for Selforganization
Foundations for Selforganization
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2. Typical advice on Selforganization
• Don’t assign roles
• Don’t assign leadership
• Don’t assign tasks
• Don’t say how
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4. Selforganization
People
Foundations
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5.  Goals/Utility
 Knowledge/Learning
 Communication/Feedback
Självorganisation
 Way-of-working/Decision making
 High standards & expectations
Människor
Foundations
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6.  Motivated Individuals
 Group development
Självorganisation
People
Foundations
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7. Motivated Individuals
Competence
Autonomy Relatedness
Self-
Determination
Theory
Self-Determination Theory, Deci and Ryan 7
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8. Groupdevelopment
Child Teenager Young Adult Adult Retirement
Counter-
Dependency Trust
dependency
and and Work Break up
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Inclusion Structure
Fight
Susan Wheelan, Integrated Model of Group Development
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9. Selforganization
Människor
 Values
 Results
Grunder
 Balance
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10. Balance
Permission to fail Expect success
Specialisation Generalisation
Learning Delivery
Centralisation Decentralisation
Consensus Quick/good decisions
Risk/Opportunity Precision
Planning Improvisation
Analysis Action
Creativity Quality
Fun Boring
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11. GUT of Selforganization
 Values
 Results
 Balance
 Motivated Individuals
 Groupdevelopment
 Goals/Utility
 Knowledge/Learning
 Communication/Feedback
 Way-of-working/Decision making
 High standards/Expectations
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12. Thank You!
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