My role in the group
During the challenge, I was not leader, but follower. I thought I'm not good at such kinds of activity(architecture), so I decided to follow others. However, after finishing this class, I thought this way of thinking was not proper as a leader. Leader should lead others even though he/she is not familiar with it. Here, I gave up being a leader before starting challenge! True leader is the man who can ask others if he/she doesn't know about it, then give directions to the members. It's not necessary for leaders to know everything, but management skill which can integrate member's ideas is required for great leader.
My group's action
First, my group was afraid to make mistakes and worried about running out materials. However, after taking reflection from Rab, my team was totally changed. We no more hesitate to make mistakes and develop each seconds. We imitated the idea which was explained by Rab's video: using many marshmallow! I was so surprised how we can change after learning the idea of "Just Do It". Finally, thanks to Andy's brave action, we could build high marshmallow and pasta tower. It's so interesting and I learned the importance of taking action, rather be afraid of making mistakes.
Hi Moeno,
返信削除Thanks for posting about the Marshmallow Challenge. Don't feel bad about not leading. Letting others lead if they have a better idea is also leading. In fact, it is considered an important part of emergent leadership, the ability to sit back and let others take the lead and support them when you know they have a better idea. And look at the success you had by taking such an approach!