Divergent Thinking: TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY

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Divergent Thinking: TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY Using divergent thinking to accomplish team-based goals.

What is divergent thinking? Seriously... Take a second to look it up.

Divergent Thinking Ken Robinson’s Changing Education Paradigms

What is divergent thinking?

How can you use divergent thinking at school?

Team Building Activity: Drop the Ball

In groups of four, you are to complete the following activity: Instructions In groups of four, you are to complete the following activity: Create a container that will catch a golf ball from approximately 8 feet in the air.

Materials Golf Ball 12 Straws 18 Inches of Masking Tape

You have ten minutes to complete this assignment. Create the Container You have ten minutes to complete this assignment.

Test the Container One person from each group: Stand in the seat of your desk with the golf ball Wait until asked to drop the ball

Reflection In a paragraph (5-8 sentences), describe the event you have just experienced. Did you accomplish your goal? Did your group think divergently? What would you have done differently? Why?