Just as physics taught us that time and space are one, Spatz teaches us that behavior and response time are one.
*Note: Just to be clear, as we see it, a spat or micro-conflict, causing uncertainty, is not the disagreement; it is the problematic behavior that occurs during the disagreement.
The paper “The Dynamics of Micro-Conflicts and Uncertainty in Successful and Unsuccessful Design Teams” by Paletz, Chan, and Schunn (2017) explicitly addresses the temporal dynamics of micro-conflicts and uncertainty in design teams. The authors investigate how patterns of disagreement and uncertainty evolve over time and how these temporal patterns distinguish successful from unsuccessful teams. ScienceDirect+4Semantic Scholar+4Joel Chan+4Joel Chan+1ScienceDirect+1
They hypothesize that the timing and sequence of interactions, specifically, how disagreements and uncertainties (minor spats) unfold, play a crucial role in team performance. For instance, they suggest that micro-conflicts followed by a reduction in uncertainty (resolved spats) indicate more successful teams, whereas an increase in uncertainty (unresolved spats) may signal less effective collaboration. Joel ChanScienceDirect
What is Temporal dynamics? It refers to how things change over time, especially the patterns, timing, duration, and sequence of events or behaviors.
In the context of teams and conflict (like in that 2017 paper), temporal dynamics means:
- When micro-conflicts happen
- How long they last
- What comes after (e.g., clarity or more confusion)
- How quickly they’re resolved
- Whether resolution happens too late to be effective.
Example (in team behavior):
- Team A has a spat during a disagreement, resolves it quickly, and moves on = healthy temporal dynamics
- Team B has a spat during a disagreement and delays resolution, lets tension build, and breaks down during crunch time = unhealthy temporal dynamics
When the resolution of minor spats, disputes, and conflicts is delayed, teamwork begins to drift, until collaboration and cooperation are lost.
| Physics | SpatzAI |
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| The Space-Time Continuum is the fabric of the universe, where space and time are inseparably linked. | The Spatz-Time Continuum is the fabric of relationships or our entanglement, where emotional distance and timing are inseparably linked. |
| Massive objects bend space-time, causing gravity and time dilation. | Massive egos resulting in unresolved spats bend the Spatz-Time Continuum, slowing resolution and warping team dynamics. |
| Time moves slower near gravitational pull. | Resolution slows when emotional weight is ignored or dismissed. |
| Einstein showed that space and time must be treated as a single system. | SpatzAI shows that what was done and how fast it was addressed must be treated as one system of accountability. |
| Without adjusting for time distortion, GPS systems fail. | Without addressing timing gaps in apology and acknowledgment, relationships lose direction and connection. |
The Rub: At SpatzAI we believe in addressing and resolving the minor spats or micro-conflicts, as they occur during disagreements, thus creating a healthy temporal dynamics in teams, and theoretically resulting in enhanced collaboration and cooperation.
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