Collaboration and

Communication
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Brainstorm
Teamwork Icebreaker!

Lower the “helium stick” (or

“helium hoop”!) down to the
ground.

➔ Both index fingers of all

your team members must
always be straight and be
touching the stick!!!
Brainstorm
Teamwork Icebreaker!

Group Debrief:

1. What is one thing your

team did well?
2. What is one thing you
could have done
differently?
Brainstorm
Collaboration Challenge: Build a Tower!
Make the highest tower possible to support the
marshmallow at the top of the tower!
Supplies: 20 spaghetti sticks, 1 yard of tape, 1 yard of string, 1 large marshmallow

Time: 18 minutes

The Rules:

➔ Structure cannot be secured to the table (it must be freestanding)

➔ Height is measured to the top of the marshmallow, and the marshmallow must be
whole
➔ You do not need to use all of sticks, tape, or string
Brainstorm
Collaboration Challenge: Build a Tower!

Group reflection
- What was our strategy?
- What did we do well as a team? What could we have
improved?
 Brainstorm
Collaboration Challenge: Build a Tower!

Tom Wujec - “Build a Tower, Build a Team”

(TedTalk)
TedTalks - Tom Wujec - Build a Tower, Build a Team - https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower_build_a_team?language=en
Brainstorm
Collaboration Challenge: Build a Tower!

Debrief: What did you learn from this

challenge and your subsequent reflections
and the video?
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 The Art of Communication
Speakers Debrief
1. What was your strategy going in? Did it
work? Did you feel the need to adapt?
2. How did not receiving feedback from the
Listener affect your communication style?
3. How did you minimize misinterpretation?
4. Sometimes you communicate with people
with different information or levels of
understanding. Did you consider the
Listener’s existing knowledge when giving
Listeners Debrief
1. What was something your Speaker did that
you found particularly helpful?
2. What did you do to be a good listener?
3. Is being a good listener in communication
just as important as being a good speaker?
Why?
4.How would things have been different if
you had been able to respond and
communicate?
The Art of Communication

Why is communication
important in collaboration and
teamwork?

Why is communication
important as a leader?
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