Focusing the Creative Collaboration Process
Creative Collaboration for Team Performance Creative Collaboration is a process through which a team can generate highly innovative ideas with excellent buy-in from the members of the creative team. The Process of Team Creativity is as follows: Focus – Focus the team on the task/problem/process, etc… Take the time to be sure the team is clear on the objectives. Generate Ideas – Brainstorm ideas, categorize them, and define a system... [Read More...]
Making the Case for Team Building
Mouse Trap Trust Exercise Over the years I have had the good fortune of working with groups from a wide variety of fields and populations – from youth camps, schools and Scouts to NGO’s, small businesses and government agencies. The individuals who contact me to secure a team building program usually have a general idea of team building and often have a general goal of getting to know each other, enhancing interpersonal communication... [Read More...]
The Trouble with Team Projects
Team Cohesion Improves Team Performance I used to dread “group-work” in high school. I’m sure you all know what I’m referring to – our teachers would force us to “team-up” with 3 other students to collaborate on a small group project. It was expected that this quartet of misfits would bond through shared experience, put their heads together, share the work-load equally, and come up with a product that was... [Read More...]
Teamwork vs Teamplay
Planning for an Effective Team Building Event When planning for a team building event, it is extremely important to know what your goals are. Is the program meant to be a stand-alone team energizer, or does your group have serious goals and critical outcomes? Is the goal teamwork or teamplay? Yesterday I ran a short team building event for 90 members of a local sorority. The event was part of their yearly kick-off, and the group had a great... [Read More...]
Team Building Event Planning 101
Planning a Team Building Event The staff at NEXTeams has been running quality team building and adventure instruction programs since 1998. Over the years, we have had the privilege of working with all types of groups, under many different circumstances (we recently ran a Team Re-Energizer for 110 participants in a room that was only large enough for 75 people to stand in a circle – WOW!), and after over a thousand programs, we have learned... [Read More...]
