Team Building ExerciseEngineering Design Project‑A

2017.06.24

KADO Masanori (@kdmsnr)Specially Appointed Lecturer

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Everyone take a pen

and YELLOW sticky note

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Draw the faces of your members

Use ONE Post‑it note for each member[3min]

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Write your Name and Dept on A3 peper

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Gather all pictures of YOUR FACE

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Write your top‑3 favorites or strengths

Use  [verb] + [noun]  style (ex. watching movies)6

Show & Tell your poster to the members

[1min] per member7

20min | 10�50

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Diversity ‑ Ways of Thinking Framework

ref) M. Lande and L. Leifer "Introducing a "Ways of Thinking" framework for student engineerslearning to do design"

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ref) M. Lande and L. Leifer "Prototyping to learn: Characterizing engineering student's prototypingactivities and prototypes" 10

[ J O K E ]

Q. How many people does it take

to change a light bulb?

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Engineering ThinkingQ. How many people does it take to change a light bulb?

It depends. How high off the ground is the light? What is thewattage of the bulb?

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Design ThinkingQ. How many people does it take to change a light bulb?

Well, does it have to be a light bulb? How about ... ?

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Be comfortable wearing many hats

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Exercise: Team Inc.

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Team Inc.Let's build a company

Everyone is a co‑founderExploit founder's favorites & strengths

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Business Planning

Create three business plans with an effectivecombination of founders' favorites & strengths

ex.) Making Coffee + Making Furniture + Using Machine Tools=> Customizing furniture with coffee machines business

ex.) Taking a walk + Playing piano=> Creating new musical instrument device for walkers business

[5 min]

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Company Profile

Choose the best business plan and pick anappropriate company name (i.e. team name)

[3 min]

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Create a poster of team [5 min]

 "Slogan or Mission" describes your team briefly.  "Team Values" is what's important to you all.  19

Lessons Learned: Exploit members'strengths and make team's strengths

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35min | 11�05

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"Thank you" vs. "WOW!!"

After creating some product ...

Team earns  "Thank you. Nice. I like it." 

Team earns  "WOW! AMAZING! AWESOME! FANTASTIC!" 

[ Info ] Both A and B are on the same conditions at first.

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Question What led the difference between and ?1. Write as many ideas as you can on Post‑it by yourself [2 min]

2. Discuss the ideas with your team [3 min]3. Share the most empathic idea (other teams might come up with)and the most unique idea (other teams won't come up with) [30sec /team]

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Difference between Team and

ref) M. Lande and L. Leifer "Difficulties Student Engineers Face Designing the Future"24

Common Difficulties 1. Teaming Together2. Re‑setting the problem space

3. Discussing in time and Go Prototyping4. Avoiding imprinting (sticking to the first idea)

ref) Summary Report of DTF on 1Q

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All roads lead to Psychological Safety

https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/understanding‑team‑

effectiveness/steps/identify‑dynamics‑of‑effective‑teams/

 Unfortunately, there is no common way to Psy Safety ... 

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Question How will your team be like "Team " ?1. Write as many ideas as you can on Post‑it by yourself [2 min]

2. Discuss the ideas with your team [3 min]3. Share the most empathic idea (other teams might come up with)and the most unique idea (other teams won't come up with) [30sec /team]

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Appendix

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Team TeachingFaculties have various backgroundEveryone says something different

There is no right‑single‑answer, there's only "like" or "damn..." DON'T TRUST FACULTIES!! (but please listen carefully )

It's all up to your team.

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http://XXXXX #general : official announcement

 #random : unofficial casual chat #zzz-im-late : notice of late / absense / early leaving

 #realtime-20170624 : live stream to share info. with everyone

Create team's channel  #team-something  and upload logsEncourage to join other team's channel

DON'T USE any other closed communication tools30