Cardoso de Sousa, FernandoMonteiro, Ileana PardalPellissier, René2015-07-222015-07-2220152345-0258AUT: IMO00464;http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6680This 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.engInnovation in teachingFuture searchHigher educationLarge group methodsSmall-world networksjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org /10.7220/2345-0258.11.3