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...energy of interested and motivated employees. In the Open University, several academics may get together informally and form a self-organising team in order to share and develop the initial ideas for a new course. Participants in self-organising teams benefit from the exchange of ideas and viewpoints, and the implicit need to get things done. Self-organising teams provide...

...Energy; degree in mechanical engineering, masters in the physics of materials; member of IMechE; CEng] John Bouchard My name is John Bouchard. I'm Professor in Materials for Energy at The Open University, and I lead the Materials Engineering Research Group here. My first degree was in mechanical engineering at Bristol University. I then took a masters degree, by research...

...energy when they all give me their ‘go’. There’s a round of thank-yous, and I log out of the virtual room. Now, I need to finish my report and pass on all the details of today’s planning to the next team. It’s 8.30 pm now – an early finish compared to some other planning days. I proof-read my report and upload it, and I have one more task to do: send off the...