Intercultural Fluency Activity 3: Appreciating Diverse Perspectives

Exercise Pick one scrap of paper from the hat; try to guess what thing the paper describes. Every other team has a description of the same thing; Once you’ve made your guess, ask ONE other team for their clue, and make a second guess what the thing is. Repeat once instructed The exercise ends when all of the clues have been shared Take 2 minutes to put them in the teams

What has this exercise shown you? The thing is…. What has this exercise shown you?

Sub-Competency 3: Appreciating Diverse Perspectives Individuals enlarge the conversation; challenging their own thinking; and maximizing group e­ffectiveness. Marcy takes over

What’s it mean? Different people and different cultures have valuable perspectives to add

Exercise Use the “Diverse Perspectives” handout to figure out the unique skills, abilities, and interests of your team mates Discuss where each person’s perspective may be useful in creating your Challenge Project

Journal Questions: Upon learning more about your teammates, does anything surprise you? Why? Looking at the unique mix of characteristics, skills, and knowledge that your teammates bring, do you have any ideas about how you can use this mix for your challenge? How might you make use of everyone’s unique perspectives?