Archive for September 18th, 2007

SwarmTeam’s Community Engagement Platform

Published by Babar Bhatti on September 18, 2007 under Entrepreneurship, Gadgets, Mobile Web, Networks, Research, SMS, Social Networks, Trend Watch

Here’s an application demo on a topic about which you will hear a lot in the coming days: Group and Integrated Messaging. Found out about SwarmTeams at InBabble where there’s an interview with the founder. This looks promising and is something which I could really use. What is your take?

A bit of background which may be interesting to you: Swarmteams has been developed in response to research into biological teams and groups (aka “bioteams”) such as micro-organisms, ants, bees and dolphins. The principles include:

  • Stop Controlling - Communicate information not orders
  • Team Intelligence - Mobilise everyone to look for group threats and opportunities
  • Permission Granted - Achieve accountability through transparency not permission
  • Always-On - Provide 24×7 instant “in-situ” message hotlines for all team members
  • Symbiosis - Treat external partners as fully trusted team members
  • Cluster - Nurture the team’s internal and external networks and connections