Who knew handling a little old egg would take so much team work??? Our team work did not go without effort, but we also missed a few of the key points in the planning process. We all had our ideas on what type of contraption would protect George (aka our egg).
Below is an analysis of what went wrong and what went right:
Step 1: We failed to first and foremost pick a leader. I think we may have focused on the team effort too much and forgotten that it is important to have one key leader.
Step 2:
After we found out what our resources would be, we began discussing how we would use materials effectively. We decided not to create our contraption depending on the scissors. We figured waiting for the scissors would take up to much time. I feel this was a smart way to go because in the end time proved to be a very crucial part of the planning.
Step 3:
We came up with two options on how George would be protected. We were in between our options and failed to make a decision prior to receiving the egg. I think this indecisiveness led us to have a weak plan on building the contraption. We didn't truly assess the strengths & weaknesses.
Step 4:
When we finally decided on our preferred option we each took roles to assist in the building process.
Step 5:
Due to the short amount of time we really had no time to come up with new corrective measures. Some of us dealt with prepping the tape. Two of us worked on holding the egg while straws.
I have to say the 3 key issues we had were not picking a leader, lack of assessing weaknesses and strengths, and also TIME. I think if we would have had time to assess our strengths and weaknesses, we could have done a better job.
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You may have not picked a leader, but did you notice one person stand out and talk more? Did someone in particular seem like they were taking charge or just being more opinionated? My group didn't choose a leader but the "leader figure" certainly popped out of nowhere. From that experience, I can't say that having a leader necessarily means you'll do better. My group had a leader and, well...we didn't win. Less voices were heard because one was loud enough to discourage anybody else from speaking up. I think if that foundation doesn't work, there's a lot that can go wrong simply because the leader won't listen and therefore the members won't want to work period.
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