Category: Class Notes

What next?

Link all your themes/learnings with collaborative theory: Prioritise/merge the learnings by testing which ones work well with the theories.

Exercise word count: assign the number of words for each section

Collaborative Unit:

Talk about one big thing/ two to three small things that you have experienced, and what was my role? You can compare if you have had two contrasting experiences as well.

Structure –

Intro – Mention of your idea of collaboration before this collaboration experience, your hopes, fears, worries, and state of mind

Conclusion—Summary of all your collaborative experiences—what have you learnt about yourself? What kind of collaborations are you more suited for? What value have you gotten out of this? This part will have the most crossovers with PPU.

Don’t submit the same work twice

You just need an observation/insight based on your experience during the collaborations and drawing on theoretical texts to supplement your collaborations. We don’t need a detailed breakdown.These theories are great for giving a name to these natural occurrences.

Reflect on why did you team up with the people you teamed up with.

The 5 stages of group development:

#1 Forming Stage: Introductory Stage: Everyone is careful and polite

#2 Storming Stage: Conflicts & resentments start to arise

#3 Norming Stage: Everyone gets used to working with their partners

#4 Performing Stage: Members are confident and motivated

#5 Adjourning Stage: People start missing their groups

The 5 dysfunctions of a team:

# Absence of Trust

# Fear of Conflict

#Lack of Commitment

#Accountability: Behavioral & Performance

#Inattention to Results

The Risks of Collaboration

Social Loafing:

Diffusion of responsibilities – Individuals performance

Groupthink: When certain group members dominate the conversation

False Consensus Effect

Conflict Management:

Compromising

Withdrawing

Smoothing

Forcing

Non-violent Communication:

Feelings, Needs, Requests, Empathy

Collaborative theory texts: