TeamBuilder-a consistently decentralized hyper-information system for team formation

There is an increasing trend towards the decentralization of computation and human activities. Group activities are oriented around shared information. In this paper, the design and use of TeamBuilder, a CSCW prototype that demonstrates how to support team formation and teamwork by combining elements of computer networking, hypermedia and group user interfaces, is described. TeamBuilder creates and uses a decentrally organized hyper-information space and enables a transition between individual and cooperative activities