TEAM WORKING TEAM WORKING AGREEMENT (TWA) AGREEMENT (TWA)

Worth 20 points toward team projectWorth 20 points toward team project Due Sept. 28 (Friday recitations) or Due Sept. 28 (Friday recitations) or

Oct. 1 (Monday recitations)Oct. 1 (Monday recitations) Designed to enhance teamwork and Designed to enhance teamwork and

to provide a positive team experienceto provide a positive team experience Violation of the TWA will result in loss Violation of the TWA will result in loss

of points for all team membersof points for all team members

Why a Team?Why a Team?

OneIndividual

• Decision making in a vacuum

• Lacks complete knowledge

• Strong biases, tunnel vision

Why a Team?Why a Team?

CooperativeTeam

• Aggregate knowledge, diversity

• Many insights

• Mitigate biases

Groups That Are Not Groups That Are Not TeamsTeams

1. Team Experience1. Team Experience

Successful teamSuccessful team Unsuccessful teamUnsuccessful team DifferencesDifferences

2. Ideal Team2. Ideal Team

CharacteristicsCharacteristics Fishbone diagramFishbone diagram

3. Working on a Team3. Working on a Team

ThoughtsThoughts Things you look forward toThings you look forward to Things you have reservations Things you have reservations

aboutabout

4-7. Working Through 4-7. Working Through AdversityAdversity

DilemmasDilemmas Team Goals StatementTeam Goals Statement

8. Team Working 8. Team Working AgreementAgreement

Consider all questions carefullyConsider all questions carefully One or two sentence answer to the One or two sentence answer to the

questionsquestions Include all names on the TWAInclude all names on the TWA All members named sign the contract All members named sign the contract

-- this establishes your team-- this establishes your team Establish team leader, indicate on Establish team leader, indicate on

TWATWA