The development of a small-world network of higher education students, using a large-group problem-solving method

Cardoso de Sousa, Fernando; Monteiro, Ileana Pardal; Pellissier, René

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Cardoso de Sousa, Fernando

Monteiro, Ileana Pardal

Pellissier, René

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This article presents the development of a small-world network using an adapted version of the large-group problem-solving method Future Search. Two management classes in a higher education setting were selected and required to plan a project. The students completed a survey focused on the frequency of communications before and after the project. The findings support the successful development of a small-world network using the selected problem-solving technique in a collaborative project, thus constituting an innovation in a higher education setting.