The Marshmallow Challenge

 

     In Rab's lecture, we played interesting activity "The Marshmallow Challenge". After reading Ei and Mizuki's reaction in the same group, I would like to share some my ideas.

     In my group, first time we got higher score than second one. Ei had really interesting point that we did not have much "stamina". Also, I think our team work and its communication related to that result as well. In this challenge, I am sure that I was follower, and I tried to support it. At the first, we could good communicate like praising each other's good work and divide some roles naturally. However, at the second time, our conversation seemed less than before. Also, we started to don't know how the work going on with clear image and Ei tried to make another tower from the begining on herself when the tower was not going well. However, I could not say to Hiromi and MIzuki "why don't you make new tower together with Ei" or say to Ei "please come back and fix and reinforce together" because I was not sure that which is better for the team and we do not have much time to choose this. 

     In this challenge, I could learn not only many important concepts of leadership and team work but also my classmate's interesting ideas. I felt especially in the team work, collaboration is very important through each members try to provide diverse ideas and just try to make them together. At the same time, both Leadership and Followership are necessary. Also, I think it is sometimes needed to try to think and make during limitted time. It needs to concentrate with stamina and decide quickly.