From the post: "These virtual teams, largely composed of people who have never met, were not only productive but also more innovative than "face-to-face teams." "They make decisions faster with more input from others and develop policies that are implemented worldwide with fewer problems than conventional teams," said Malhotra."

Deploying Far-Flung Teams: A Guidebook for Managers by Ann Majchrzak and Arvind Malhotra May 9, 2003

Psychology Group on Mendeley on the topic of Trust. Contains a lot of interesting literature on the topic.

"Vor etwa fünf Jahren galt das Online-Spiel "Second Life" als Erfolgsmodell, mit dem sich viel Geld im Netz verdienen ließ. Doch die virtuelle Welt erwies sich als zu kompliziert für viele User. "Second Life" wurde zur Plattform für innovative Firmen, die hier kein Geld verdienen, sondern sparen wollen."

From the post: "For de Groot, this failure was a revelation, since it suggested that talent wasn't about memory - it was about perception. The grandmasters didn't remember the board better than amateurs. Rather, they saw the board better, instantly translating the thirty-two chess pieces into a set of meaningful patterns. They didn't focus on the white bishop or the black pawn, but instead grouped the board into larger strategies and structures, such as the French Defense or the Reti Opening."

From the post: "We spend our lives inside buildings, our thoughts shaped by their walls. Nevertheless, there's surprisingly little research on the psychological implications of architecture. How do different spaces influence cognition? Is there an ideal kind of architectural structure for different kinds of thinking?"