MJ 2 Post

During this week of activities, we learned about many things. Of those things we learned about cultivating communities, group development and in a way teamwork. Through cultivating communities, we learned what it is like to have people who are interested in the same likeminded thing share their ideas and make efforts of advancement on a topic. This is important because it allows for an understanding that everyone has a voice and ideas that can’t hurt a group but can only add value. Also the ability to manage multiple ideas and knowledge play a role in every group. The next part took many of these same ideas into group development. The 5 stages of group development are very important. I plan on using all of the stages for all the group activities we have remaining. Each step from forming to adjourning lead to goal of a final answer or goal and by using the steps make the it easier to obtain. Performing is the most important in my opinion and is also not always reached. However, if the steps are done correctly than it is ever so obtainable. Finally, in what really makes teams work, I got a perspective of what goes on inside big companies such as Disney. Collaboration is very important but being face to face with a person provides more value than just over the phone or at a distance. The company believes in it so much that they design their building to force people to interact with each other. We are learning a lot in class and I hope that continues.