Talk:Forming-storming-norming-performing
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On 23 Feb 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Forming-storming-norming-performing for a record of the discussion.
[edit] How to search for this page
I am fairly new to Wikipedia but am finding it a very valuable tool.
However I tried to search for the following words 'Forming' 'Storming' and 'Norming' - all come up as no such entry. I was not directed to this useful Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing page - which was just what I was looking for.62.30.197.94 11:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC) Marcus Grant
- Welcome to Wikipedia. You've just discovered one of the limitations of our search engine. I'm not sure who, if anyone, is working on it but we've found several times before that the search engine doesn't come up with the relevant pages in some searches. If you're interested in following up, I'd recommend contacting someone at the WikiMedia Foundation since they provide all our hardware and infrastructure. Happy editing. Rossami (talk) 13:01, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
- I sometimes find that Google can actually help in finding Wikipedia pages. That's actually how I found this page. I had a vague memory of the four words, and did a quick Google search on just the terms "forming" and "performing", which gave me several search results showing all four words. Then I did another Google search on all four, and this article was the first result (for basic searches, relevant Wikipedia articles are quite often in the top 5 Google search results). - Ugliness Man 08:22, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
I came to this page already knowing this model and looking for other team stage models. I was hoping for a pointer, but didn't find one.
[edit] Critical views, alternative and related theories
I have heard that Tuckman initially presented this sequence in a different order - with norming and storming the other way round. I hope to find the source for this, but can anyone help?
I find it difficult to believe that this is the only theory about how groups develop - so could there be links to related, competing or alternative theories?
I find it difficult to believe that critiques of this theory do not exist. Maybe Tuckman has revised his theory (again)?
Admission of bias: I am personally critical of this theory because I encounter so many exceptions to it. I'd love to discover critiques of this theory that are in a peer reviewed journal. Any leads?
Rev 12:02, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Sandor Schuman (as editor) included articles suggesting the limitations of stage models in 'Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal - Number 3, Spring 2001. Perhaps a summary of these critiques should be included - or at least a reference to journals where such critiques exist? --RGreenaway 11:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
