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Team Dynamics

Team Dynamics. Son Dang Dan Huynh How to form teams Common problems and solutions Brainstorming tips Team activity: Build the highest tower of plastic cups Each team gets 15 cups Must be strong enough to support a full water bottle at the top You form your own teams (2 to 7 members)

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Team Dynamics

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  1. Team Dynamics • Son Dang • Dan Huynh • How to form teams • Common problems and solutions • Brainstorming tips • Team activity: • Build the highest tower of plastic cups • Each team gets 15 cups • Must be strong enough to support a full water bottle at the top • You form your own teams (2 to 7 members) • 15 minutes to brainstorm and build • No other materials

  2. Team Dynamics: Forming Teams • Interests • Make sure everyone’s interests are aligned. • However, different backgrounds good. • Size • Depends on the goals you want to achieve. • Odd number of members preferred. • 5 or 7 members is a good size for most projects. • Friends are not always the best teammates.

  3. Team Dynamics: Common Problems • Groupthink • "A mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.” • Irving Janis, researcher who developed this theory • Solutions: • Examine all alternatives. • Invite outsiders into the group. • Higher ups shouldn't express opinions at the beginning. • Assign someone to question every big decision. • Have an open atmosphere. • The last 3 are things you should focus on as a leader of the group.

  4. Team Dynamics: Common Problems • Indecision • Opposite of groupthink • Group cannot come to a consensus because everyone has an expressed opinion about what to do • Solutions: • Take a vote. This is why odd numbers are preferred. • Don't dwell on an issue.

  5. Team Dynamics: Common Problems • Social Loafing • People tend to exhibit less effort in a larger group. • The productivity of the whole group isn't equal to the sum of the productivity of the individuals. • Causes: • Belief that if you don't do it, someone else will. • You see other not working so you justify your inaction. • Solutions: • Keep the group size small. • Make individual effort identifiable and recognize it.

  6. Team Dynamics: Brainstorming Seven Tips for Brainstorming 1) Defer judgment 2) Encourage wild ideas 3) Build on the ideas of others 4) Stay focused on the topic 5) One conversation at a time 6) Be visual 7) Go for quantity

  7. Team Dynamics • Team activity: • Build the highest tower of plastic cups • Each team gets 20 cups • Must be strong enough to support a full water bottle at the top • You form your own teams (2 to 7 members) • 15 minutes to brainstorm and build • No other materials

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