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[[Category:New Activities]]
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Kewl you souhld come up with that. Excellent!
 
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===Objectives===
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Help teams think about collaboration, communication and strategy.
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* [[Category:Review Activities]] [[:Category:Review Activities| Review Activities]]
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* [[Category:Reflection Activities]] [[:Category:Reflection Activities| Reflection Activities]]
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* [[Category:Communication]] [[:Category:Communication| Communication]]
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* [[Category:Collaboration]] [[:Category:Collaboration| Collaboration]]
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* [[Category:Team Strategy]] [[:Category:Team Strategy| Team Strategy]]
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===Group Size===
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* [[Category:Small]] [[:Category:Small| Small]]
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* [[Category:Medium]][[:Category:Medium| Medium]]
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* [[Category:Large]] [[:Category:Large| Large]]
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===Materials===
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A jigsaw puzzle. Blank ones are nice e.g. this [http://capg.zoovy.com/product/JPL63/Puzzle_8_12_x_11_63_Pieces.html set of 3 blank puzzles for $4.25], but ones with pictures are also ok. It is also helpful to have cups or small bags (to hold a some of the pieces).
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===Set Up===
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* Divide up the puzzle into chunks - 1 for each functional group or team.
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* Pass out the pieces for each group (it helps to divide them into bags or
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===Directions===
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* Identify the goal you want the team to work towards - e.g. highlighting current challenges fitting teams face in working together, or
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* Introduce the activity - goal is to put pieces together
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* Give people time to work on it (varies depending on complexity)
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* Facilitate discussion about how this relates to what the group is doing in real life (i.e. how group is working together)ff
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===Debrief===
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* How is this similar to what we are trying to do as a team? How is this different?
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* Did you collaborate with the other Teams? Why or why not? How did that help or hinder your progess?
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* What are the implications back on the job?
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* So what? what do we want to take away from this?
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===Alternatives===
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* Pass out the puzzles in advance and have teams draw their vision of success on them
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===Variations===
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* [http://www.ohio4h.org/youth/teen_leadership/documents/KelbaughCommunicationsPuzzleActivityinpdf.pdf Kelbaugh Communications Puzzle Activity]
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* [http://www.businessballs.com/freepdfmaterials/businessballs_jigsaw_puzzle4.pdf BusinessBalls Jigsaw Puzzle]
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That's way more clever than I was expecting. Thakns!
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Revision as of 14:22, 16 May 2011

Kewl you souhld come up with that. Excellent!