During class, we were assigned an activity that deals with working in groups and teams, and using analytic thinking in order to solve the problem. While doing the exercise, I noticed there were multiple different types of roles each person assumed to get the job done the right way. Some of the roles are, but not limited to; coordinator, contributor, completer, cooperator, and communicator. One person may have held more than one specific role type, but we all collaborated these types to do the task effectively and efficiently. On a personal level, I feel like I mostly fell under the contributor role. While some of my teammates coordinated the different notes we had, and others filled out the arrest warrant sheet to complete the task, I contributed here and there with little facts of information regarding the type of person it could have been.
A role that was very helpful in the assessment was coordinator, because the coordinator was the one who figured out some of the sheets were different, therefore allowing us to exponentially use more information to solve the case. Also, the communicator role was very crucial in determining the sheets were different, as well as helping narrowing down the suspect list in the end.
The stage of development our group is in currently can change depending on the context. For this specific in class exercise, I would say we are in the performing stage. This is because we had to figure out and solve a problem. However, overall we are in the norming stage of the development cycle. Being halfway through the semester, we now are settling in to clear roles and responsibilities. Additionally, instead of arguing over specific ideas, we now are able to come to agreements easier, and find consensus within our team.
Posted by Steven Krygowski
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