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[[Category:New Activities]] 

===Objectives===
- Help teams think about collaboration and communication or strategy
* [[Category:Review Activities]] [[:Category:Review Activities| Review Activities]]
* [[Category:Reflection Activities]] [[:Category:Reflection Activities| Reflection Activities]]
* [[Category:Communication]] [[:Category:Communication| Communication]]
* [[Category:Collaboration]] [[:Category:Collaboration| Collaboration]] 
* [[Category:Team Strategy]] [[:Category:Team Strategy| Team Strategy]]


===Group Size===
* [[Category:Small]] [[:Category:Small| Small]]
* [[Category:Medium]][[:Category:Medium| Medium]]
* [[Category:Large]] [[:Category:Large| Large]]

===Materials===
A jigsaw puzzle
* blank ones are nice e.g. This [http://capg.zoovy.com/product/JPL63/Puzzle_8_12_x_11_63_Pieces.html Get 3 - 63 piece puzzles for $4.25]
* but ones with pictures are also ok
* cups or bags (to hold a subset of the pieces)

===Set Up===
* Divide up the puzzle into chunks - 1 for each functional group or team.
* Pass out the pieces for each group (it helps to divide them into bags or 

===Directions===
* Identify the goal you want the team to work towards - e.g. highlighting current challenges fitting teams face in working together, or 
* Introduce the activity - goal is to put pieces together
* give people time to work on it (varies depending on complexity)
* facilitate discussion about how this relates to what the group is doing in real life (i.e. how group is working together)

===Debrief===
* how is this similar to what we are trying to do as a team?
* how is this different?
* so what? what do we want to take away from this?

===Alternatives===
* pass out the puzzles in advance and have teams draw their vision of success on them

===Variations===
* [http://www.ohio4h.org/youth/teen_leadership/documents/KelbaughCommunicationsPuzzleActivityinpdf.pdf Kelbaugh Communications Puzzle Activity]
* [http://www.businessballs.com/freepdfmaterials/businessballs_jigsaw_puzzle4.pdf BusinessBalls Jigsaw Puzzle]


===Fun===
* [http://www.promomento.com/fun-008-puzz07.html Chocolate Teamwork Puzzle Pieces]