Improve Group Processes
Techniques for Meetings & Faciliation
Improving Computer-Mediated Communication
Understand People and Communities
Linguistics
Rhetorical Structure Theory
Discourse analaysis
Cognitive Coherence Relationships
Philosophy
Study of Meaning (Philosophy)
Provide Computer Tools for People
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Language/Action Perspective
Computer Supported Cooperative Learning
Generate New Knowledge and Resolve Inconsistencies
Improve Critical Thinking
Reason with Formal Models
Agent-based argumentation