1. SCHOOLING AND COLLABORATION STEVE UYEDA – SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

2. One of the major “soft skills” – employability skills –how to work productively in groups. School – throw students into groups – “sink or swim” Not a good choice – there are skills/behaviors that can be taught to make group work better for students.

3. What do you absolutely hate about working in small groups?

4. WHAT DO YOU HATE ABOUT WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS? Talk about this with the people who are sitting at your table and come up with 3 ideas – be ready to report out Ideas?

5. What do you really like about working in small groups?

6. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS? Talk about this with the people who are sitting at your table and come up with 3 ideas – be ready to report out Ideas? VIDEO: Let’s see what Ms. Eldridge says…

7. Point 1 = Understand and articulate your own unique perspective. What does this mean?

8. Point 2 = Explain your quirks. What does this mean?

9. Point 3 = Value the collaborative process and encourage others to do so too. What does this mean?

10. Point 4 = Know the goal. Work hard. What does this mean?

11. What was the main factor that Ms. Eldridge says affects how young people work in groups? PERSONALITY? (why?)

12. INVESTIGATING “PERSONALITY” Knowing one’s personal social characteristics can be a useful tool for analyzing how a group is working (or not working):  Why do group members practice less effective group roles than more effective?  Why are some people always in conflict?  What can be done to ease these tensions in order to have a productive group? An easy to use tool for investigating personality has been developed by Justin Jones-Fosu – “Social Systems”

13. SOCIAL SYSTEMS – JUSTIN JONES-FOSU Similar to other personality surveys. Key – be honest with yourself as you fill out the survey. 1.Take the survey 2.Add up your score 3.Divide that score by 15 (round to the tenths place)

14. Draw a dot for your assertiveness rating on the horizontal line. Draw a dot for your responsiveness rating on the vertical line. Draw lines for both dots – vertical for assertiveness and horizontal for responsiveness. Where do these two dots intersect? This is your social system….. Example: UYEDA Assertive = 2.15 Responsive = 1.82 UYEDA is an ANALYTICAL

15. SOCIAL SYSTEMS DEBRIEF…… Sit with people in your same social system …. Analyticals AmiablesDrivers Expressives

16. WHAT WERE THE FOUR MAIN IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT COLLABORATION? WHY ARE THESE POINTS IMPORTANT? Understand and articulate your own unique perspective. Explain your quirks. Value the collaborative process and encourage others to do so too. Know the goal. Work hard.

18. GROUP MEMBER ROLES What is a “successful group”? What roles do people play in these groups?  Leader – guides group.  Reference – finds and uses resources.  Scribe – records work. Is everyone actively involved?

19. GROUP MEMBER ROLES – LESS EFFECTIVE When observed, ineffective small groups show these individual roles:  Overtalker – loudly interrupts.  Undertalker – makes quiet side conversation.  Hypercontributor – lectures, does all work.  Derailer – moves group off-task.  Hypocontributor – listens or is uninvolved.  Placeholder – makes no positive contribution.

20. GROUP MEMBER ROLES – MORE EFFECTIVE When observed, effective small groups show these individual roles:  Gatekeeper – encourages participation from all.  Facilitator – questions to clarify & expand.  Analyzer – analysis, evaluation.  Encourager – affirms, gives positive feedback.  Forwarder – moves group to next step.  Hypothesizer – “big picture” person.

21. IMPROVING HOW SMALL GROUPS WORK Train people to recognize both effective and ineffective behaviors. Revisit training frequently using many techniques. Hold people accountable for behavior through formal and informal assessment.

22. THE TAKE HOME MESSAGE…………. A common student complaint: “Why do we have to do this stuff? It’s stupid.” Really? “The one thing we in the industry really need you to teach your Bioscience students is how to collaborate with other workers, especially strangers.” XXXXXX Ventana Medical, Tucson Another perspective – Ken Blanchard author of The One- Minute ManagerKen Blanchard author of The One- Minute Manager  What are the 3 take home messages about collaboration stated by Mr. Blanchard?

23. WHAT WERE THE THREE MAIN IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT COLLABORATION? WHY ARE THESE POINTS IMPORTANT? If you meet someone who wants to accomplish something, and you want to accomplish something, the experience is meant to be dynamic. Rely on the different skills and experiences other people bring to the table. “Essence“ [product] and "form" [process] are the two characteristics of a solid collaboration.

24. Point 1 = if you meet someone who wants to accomplish something, and you want to accomplish something, the experience is meant to be dynamic. What does this mean?

25. Point 2 = rely on the different skills and experiences other people bring to the table. What does this mean?

26. Point 3 = “Essence" and "form" are the two characteristics of a solid collaboration.  Essence – “heart to heart, values to values” [product]  Form – “how you’re doing to do it.”[process] What does this mean? [which do you pay attention to first in any collaboration?]

27. GETTING TO A PRODUCTIVE GROUP: LESSONS FROM IMPROV COMEDY CLASS Improv comedy – What is it? How is it done? It is based on trust that your partner(s) will follow certain rules:  Rule 1: “Yes, and…”  Rule 2: LISTEN…  Rule 3: Bring a brick and not a cathedral…. “Yes and…” – this is how you respond to people in your group. Here is an example: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSzCfsGvwj0www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSzCfsGvwj0 In improv, “yes, and” means that you acknowledge what your partner brought to the table without judgement and then you build on that idea to get to the funny. Yes, but denies what your partner brought and shuts down the creative process. Here is how “yes, and” is used in other situations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSzCfsGvwj0 Here are other explanations in TED talks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3d1yb90LoY www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1SK_qNLx5U www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe2a3ppacUk LISTEN – when someone is talking to you, do you actually hear what is said by that person, or do you hear, “blah, blah, blah” while waiting for a break to get what your ideas into the conversation? Do you listen? If you do, you build trust with your partner. You acknowledge the person’s contribution, you show you value that contribution and the person. That person will continue to contribute…. Do you wait for your turn? Then the opposite with happen. What will happen to people in your group and their willingness to contribute? Here is a different perspective about listening. It does require some thinking to figure out and apply what Senor Sirolli is talking about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=chXsLtHqfdM Bring a brick, not a cathedral – When you meet with people for the first time about a project, do you already have THE idea the project is supposed to be done and then you convince everyone that your idea is the best idea? How does this method utilize everyone’s skills for a project? How do others buy in to completing the project What have you done to everyone else’s possible contribution to the project? What does this do to other people’s participation in the project? Does this technique build team confidence and trust?

28. Working with others:  Understand and articulate your own unique perspective.  Explain your quirks.  Value the collaborative process and encourage others to do so too.  Know the goal. Work hard. Personality  Social systems  Work well with which personality and not well with other (sandpaper group)  Acknowledge what your social group and your sandpaper group brings to the table Collaboration  The collaborative experience is meant to be always changing.  Rely on the different skills and experiences other people bring to the table.  “Essence" and "form" (product and process) are the two characteristics of a solid collaboration. From Comedy Improv,  Yes, and  LISTEN  Bring a brick and not a cathedral COLLABORATION IN SUMMARY