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Learn how to utilize soft skills in non-formal education settings through team exercises that explore collaboration and conflict. Reflect on the effects of competition and collaboration and discover five ways of dealing with organizational conflict.
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Using soft skills in non-formal education Understandingcollaboration and conflict in teams
Collaboration and conflict in teams: Introduction • Welcome • Team exercise: win as much as you can • Debriefing • Understanding dealing with conflicts
Win as much as you can Exercise
ACTIVITY 1: INTRODUCTIONWIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EXERCISE • Making small teams • Purpose of the game: win as much as you can • 10 rounds • In each round your team chooses between X and Y • Based on your choice your team wins or looses points
ACTIVITY 2: GAMEWIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EXERCISE • Decide in your team about the choice between X or Y • Don’t communicate with other teams;(don’t show your choice before instruction show) • Show choice of your team • Notice your score in the column of your team on global scoring overview
ACTIVITY 2: GAMEWIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN GLOBAL SCORING OVERVIEW
ACTIVITY 2: GAMEWIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EXERCISE End of round 5: one representative of each team negotiates with the representatives of the other teams for 5 minutes; come to decision in your team. Bonus: all scores are to bedoubled End of round 8: all participants are invited into the centre to negotiate openly; come to decision in team. Bonus: all scores are to be tripled Noticetotal score foryour team
Win as much as you can Reflecting on the exercise
ACTIVITY 3: REFLECTING ON THE EXERCISEWIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN • Who won the game? Why? • Winning in a small team or winning of all teams? • How did you feel? • Can you relate the exercise to the outside world? • Effects of the competition and collaboration
CONCLUSION: • Knowing some of the different methods of dealing with conflict is extremely useful to anyone working with groups or organisations. • If a group leader is aware of these methods and their advantages and disadvantages, he will be more effective in handling conflict.