FEARS IN A HAT EXERCISE
"Fear in a Hat ." WRHA. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2017.
In this group, I’m most afraid that we won’t work well together and conflicts will happen. I hate confrontation.
Discussion:
We all agree that conflicts can happen, but we hope they don’t. Conflicts are one of the biggest ways that many teams end up failing or not achieve the necessary end result.
Solution:
If we realize we’re all busy people and that we all have other things and classes going on, but we make a conscious effort to make the most out of this project we can and will succeed.
Another solution could be to meet weekly to discuss progress any issues we’re having.
Fear 2:
In our management group I am most afraid of time flexibility. We all have various jobs and clubs we’re involved in, so how will we be able to find meeting times?
Discussion:
We were all in agreement that time can be an issue. Most of us have jobs and having to meet for our weekly meetings along with the service learning may be an issue. Having to find an appropriate and manageable time might lead to problems.
Solution:
We made a time availability chart and a group message so we can stay in contact and on top of things. In the instance of someone being sick or unable to attend an important meeting, we have a way to communicate and restructure it.
Fear 3:
I fear that I or the group as a whole could miss a crucial detail/assignment in this class.
Discussion:
That’s terrifying! Missing a crucial deadline would be detrimental to our grade and group and is something none of us want to have happen.
Solution:
Read everything twice, have the writing center look it over. ALWAYS read the bold, underlined, italicized, etc print. If any questions arise do not hesitate to speak up about it to the group and/or to Dr. Gower. Put all assignment due dates on a calendar.
Fear 4:
I am afraid of inadvertently forcing one person to do the bulk of the work, resulting in them resenting the rest of the group.
Discussion:
Having one person do all of the work is unfair, we are all old enough to recognize that that is something childish to let happen and there is no excuse for it.
Solution:
Divide all work up, assign each group member with specific tasks. Take responsibility for your own work. Take the peer evaluation seriously to make sure one person isn’t getting tasked with too much work. If you feel like you are getting an unfair amount of work, speak up.
Team Building Exercise
K: Back-To-Back Drawing
"Team Building Activities." Team Building Activities Challenges Venture Team Building. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. (http://www.ventureteambuilding.co.uk/team-building-activities/)
Time: 15-30 minutes
Number of Participants: At least 4
Tools needed: Paper and colored pencils or any other writing utensils
This activity focuses on verbal communication and listening skills and should increase the team’s overall skills in both and connect everyone as a group. Also fun!
- Split into pairs, one person describes, the other draws
- The two people describing pick what the object (animal, shape, food, etc.) they want to describe without telling the two people drawing
- The two describers describe the object without naming it to the drawers in order to get as close as possible to the original object
- After 1 min, drawers stop drawing and everyone compares the drawings to see whose was the most accurate
For this exercise, Joshua and Katherine formed one team and Sarah and Dino formed the second. For each turn the two describers came up with things that their team member would draw, just like the dragon, wizard, and Tom Brady drawings pictured below. For the most part, everyone’s drawings were accurate and beautiful and we all had fun making fun of our own drawings! Sarah found the activity very fun but also challenging because it required all of us to be good listeners and follow the directions of our partners. Joshua thought it was interesting how each person chose to describe each thing and made connections as to how to draw them. Dino liked how we all had to use other people's’ points of views as our own to create something simplistic. Katherine enjoyed getting to have fun with the group and learning about everyone’s describing and listening skills.
By. "Homemade Pictionary Game - Group games, team games, ice breakers." Group games team games ice breakers. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2017.
Time:
15-30 minutes
Number of Participants: At least 4
Tools Needed: Whiteboard and markers
- Split into pairs, one person draws and the other sits and guesses
- The pair that are drawing think of a simple object and begin drawing it
- After they begin drawing the guessers begin throwing out their thoughts
- Whoever guesses the correct object, their team gets a point
- Play up to five points
I believe that this will be a good icebreaker and really help us connect as a team. We will work with people we have never worked with before and really establish connections.
For this team building exercise we were able to have a great time playing the game, and we were able to learn about the competitive nature of our teammates. All of us clearly had a drive for success, so it was fun to see how we handled defeat and victory. The teams were Sarah-Katherine and Dino-Joshua. After a tied game at 4-4, the ladies were able to pull off a victory. Sarah thought that it was a great icebreaker and showed our willingness to work together. Joshua thought it was helpful in making the group fairly cohesive. Finally, Katherine thought it was really fun a great way to get started for our first official meeting. All of us showed enthusiasm for the possible victory of our own team, so it's nice to know that we have a group of competitive individuals. Overall we agreed that this was a successful team exercise, and we would definitely recommend it for future team building events.
S: This is Better Than That
"12 Awesome Team Building Games Your Team Won't Hate." Blog Wrike. N.p., 08 Sept. 2016. Web. 06 Feb. 2017.
(https://www.wrike.com/blog/team-building-games/)
Time: 15-20 minutes
Number of Participants: Any
Tools Needed: Four or more objects
Rules:
- Pick four or more objects that are different (or the same objects that look different).
- Split all your participants into even teams.
- Describe a scenario where each team has to solve a problem using only those objects. This can be anything from “You’re stranded on a desert island” to “You’re saving the world from Godzilla!”
- Have each team rank the objects based on their usefulness in that specific scenario, along with their reasoning.
I expect the team will have a hard time coming to a unanimous conclusion because different people place different values on objects.
The results:
I presented the four objects that I brought from my apartment (a Snickers bar, a tape dispenser, a bottle of vodka, and a roll of duct tape) to the group and told them I had three scenarios for them to envision. The first scenario was the group was stuck in an elevator for 2 hours with no way out; I asked them how they would use the four objects to potentially solve the problem at hand. In order from most useful to least useful they agreed on vodka as a stress reliever to make it more fun, Snickers to alleviate hunger and supply energy, duct tape because it looks nicer, and the tape dispenser was completely useless. In the second scenario the team was lost at sea on a dinghy that had a hole in it. For this scenario they found the duct tape to be most useful because it could potentially patch the hole and prevent the dinghy from sinking, the tape dispenser was next as a reinforcement for the duct tape, vodka followed as a way to eliminate stress, and Snickers finished up as a source of food. The last scenario presented to the team was they were on a plane that had been hijacked. Vodka was chosen to be most useful to smash the bottle against the hijackers head, duct tape could be used to tie them up, a Snickers could be presented to them because you know “You’re not you when you’re hungry”, and the tape dispenser was a last resort option to throw at the hijacker. As a team we feel this exercise was beneficial because we all had to agree on the order of the objects and reason out why we believed in the choices we made. Dino thought it showed how we as a team can come up with promising outcomes with limited resources. Katherine thought it was fun to see people's ideas on what each object could be used for. Joshua thought it was interesting what different people valued about being in each situation.
J: Pictionary Telephone
"What is Telephone Pictionary?" Derailed: The Art of Telephone Pictionary. N.p., 24 Apr. 2011. Web. 06 Feb. 2017.
(https://derailedtelephonepictionary.wordpress.com/what-is-telephone-pictionary/) Time: 20-30 Minutes
Number of Particapants: 4
Tools Needed: Paper and Pencil Number of Particapants: 4
1. Everyone should either number or letter the pieces of paper on their stack so they can keep it in order as it is passed around.
2. Everyone writes a phrase on the top of their stack. This can be as ridiculous or as serious as you want it to be. One alteration a group of us has done is using a quotation to begin.
3. Pass the stack either clockwise or counter-clockwise, depending on what your group has decided. We like to switch it up every other round.
4. You will receive someone else’s starting phrase. Move it to the back of the stack, and draw your interpretation of the phrase to the best of your ability. Some people like to get super artsy with their interpretations, but just do what you can/want to do.
5. Pass your drawing to the next person.
6. You will receive a drawing from your neighbor who gave you the previous phrase. Now, it is your turn to create a phrase interpreting their drawing.
7. Repeat the drawing-writing stages until you receive your stack. Sometimes, it will be a drawing, sometimes it will be a phrase – it depends on how many people are in your game.
8. Then, take turns sharing your stacks, seeing how well the original phrase stayed intact… or how horribly demented it has become!
Proposed results: I expect that this might help show how team members interpret things to help see how their minds operate, and what connections they make.
Dino- It was interesting to see how creative our imaginations are, and to see how we work on a non professional level.
Sarah- It was interesting to see how we interpreted different things.
Katherine- It was a good way to see creativity.
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