First of all, before i will get into the details of how we planed our assignment i would like to say the I'm upset. I really thought that our egg will not break and that we will get the reward. However 2 toms up to the group who one, great idea you guys came up with.
Planing in our group was a major part, we carefully examined our time and prepared ourselves correctly to how we want our model to look like. our group was very strong in communicating with each the ideas of how the model should look like. However, when time was up and we had one more minute to finish our planing, one member came up with a different model that shacked everyone confidence in our original model, and so we changed the model in the last minute. I suspect that if we would of stayed with the original model, we would of won. I also think that if we would of stop for a minute and think outside the box we would of done better. we were so focused on how to protect the egg from breaking that we didn't even think "is there a different alternative"?! two groups thought outside the box, by using the tape as an extension, and they are both won the assignment.
I think that our group did very well in the planing process. we communicated correctly by letting each individual speak his mind. we were able to combine all the ideas together and create one perfect model (that did not succeed, but we though it was great). However, our model could of been more effective if we would dedicated more time to think outside the box and see how we could use our materials in an unconventional way.
First of all, don't be too upset. You guys had fun and also learned a good lesson. Many of us didn't get the 10 points, remember? Next time you will get the points^^. Seems like your team members had brains.
ReplyDeleteLast minute changes can be a very tricky thing to do. It is either going to make or break your goal. But even though you did not win this activity taught you that sometimes you have to think outside the box to come up with ideas that no one has. I think this is one of the key elements in creating new ways to manage.
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