Teamwork and Collaboration
What is the best definition of "teamwork"?
A. One person doing all the work
B. Competing against others
C. Working together to achieve a common goal
D. Letting others do the hard parts
C. Working together to achieve a common goal
Why is it important to have people with different strengths on a team?
A. It causes arguments
B. It makes the work harder
C. It creates more creative solutions
D. It slows things down
C. It creates more creative solutions
Think back to our Synergy Challenges last week, What can stop your group from achieving Synergy?
A. Respecting different opinions
B. Clear communication
C. Judging others quickly
D. Problem-solving together
C. Judging others quickly
Your team is building a class project and one person is quiet but has good ideas. What should you do?
A. Ignore them
B. Ask for their input aloud once and move on
C. Do the project alone and then complain to the teacher they didn't do anything
D. Ask for their input, listen, and take their opinion into account
D. Ask for their input, listen, and take their opinion into account
Which sport uses a bat and ball and is played in 9 innings?
Baseball
Which of these is a key part of good collaboration?
A. Always leading the group
B. Listening to others' ideas
C. Ignoring feedback
D. Being the loudest speaker
B. Listening to others' ideas
Which of these shows respect for someone’s different opinion?
A. Interrupting them
B. Asking them to explain more
C. Ignoring them
D. Laughing at their ideas
B. Asking them to explain more
Which of these is NOT a habit that encourages synergy?
A. Being defensive
B. Valuing differences
C. Active listening
D. Teamwork
A. Being defensive
Two group members have opposite ideas. What’s the best leadership response?
A. Pick one side quickly and argue their case
B. Let them argue until you get to do whatever is easiest
C. Help combine their ideas into one stronger solution
D. Take over the group using physical threats
C. Help combine their ideas into one stronger solution
Who wrote the "Percy Jackson" series featuring Percy Jackson and an array of Greek Gods
When a team uses everyone’s strengths and works together, they create ____.
Synergy
Synergy happens when we ____, not just tolerate, others' differences.
When people refuse to see others' perspectives, it creates ____.
Conflict/Barriers/Misunderstanding
Your group is made up of people who think very differently and often disagree. How can you best encourage synergy?
A. Let the majority rule every time
B. Avoid group work and assign individual tasks
C. Create space for everyone to share and find a blended solution
D. Choose the strongest idea without discussion
C. Create space for everyone to share and find a blended solution
The value of Pi is ______ (to the second decimal minimum)
3.1415926535
3.14 minimum answer
One benefit of collaboration in problem solving is....
Better solutions, more well thought out answers, etc.
Different perspectives lead to more ____ thinking.
What is Creative?
When working in your groups to overcome a synergy challenge, a team should focus on finding ____, not blaming others.
Solutions
Your team has just finished a project, but one group member feels their ideas were ignored. What should you do as a leader?
A. Ignore their feelings—it’s too late to change things
B. Let them know they’re overreacting
C. Reflect as a group on what went well and what could improve
D. Remind everyone that the grade is more important than feelings
C. Reflect as a group on what went well and what could improve
The Process by which plants make their own food using sunlight is called ______________
Photosynthesis
What are 3 qualities a great team has.
Respect, Trust, Communication
Why is it important to understand people who are different from you?
It's important to understand people who are different from you because they will think of problems in a different way than you and may come up with a better solution. The more unique ways to solve a problem can be thought of, the more likely the problem will be solved using elements of each idea.
What are some ways a group can overcome a conflict and return to working synergistically?
The best way to overcome conflict is to seek to understand the other person and why they are feeling/thinking what they are. Then you can seek to be understood by using "I" messages and not blaming others.
Explain in your own words what "synergy" means and why it's important in leadership.
Synergy means working as a team to the highest possible level. It is important in leadership because diverse people will have diverse strengths and to achieve at your best, you must put people in a place where they can achieve their best.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made a famous speech in Washington D.C. on August 28th, 1963, what was the speech famously called?
The "I have a dream" speech