3.1 Team work

-Important skill

-Requires:

●Speak clearly

●Write efficiently

●Ability to see another person’s point of view

●Understand how one’s task connects with team responsibilities as a whole.

-Effective team building:

1.-Define clear roles

2.-Agree upon goals

3.-Define processes and procedure

4.-Develop effective interpersonal relationships

5.-Define leadership roles

3.2 Brainstorming

-To foster the inhibited, free exchange of ideas

-Ground rules:

● No holding back

● No boundaries

● No criticizing

● No dismissing

● No limit

● No restrictions

● No shame

-Formal brainstorming method

Phase 1	Phase 2: Idea trigger session
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
2 minutes 1 minute

-Informal brainstorming: the stopping device

●Tina: Some switch to turn off motor

●Juan: Yes. A hanging tail (sketch)

(from Horenstein)

●Tina: It might work. May open prematurely

●Juan: Yes, it could be a problem. We could try

●Tina: Another idea: screw thread with sliding nut (sketch)

(from Horenstein)

●Juan: Yes! And could self-calibrate by rolling back from top of ramp. Butterfly wing nut (sketch)

(from Horenstein)

●Tina: Yes. 3-point switch. Screw thread as drive shaft (sketch)

(from Horenstein)

●Juan: Much better!

●Tina: Car will stop short if wheels slip as nut still running

●Juan: Then back to separate screw thread

●Tina: No, that won’t solve slipping problem

●Juan: Then connect screw thread to idler wheels (sketch)

(from Horenstein)

●Tina: We’ve got some ideas. Also consider electronic timer

●Juan: Also an altimeter

●Tina: Also a string that connects to ramp base

●Juan: That’s not allowed by rules

As each person stated a new idea, the other amplified upon it and came up with a new idea.