Building a kite has proven to be a very tactful, yet fun, task. Being paired with one another actually worked out very well. We all met in class Thursday and broke into our pairs to begin the building process. I believe everyone did a little research on their own, a simple Google search, and came in with an idea of how they wanted to build a kite. Anne and I first discussed the design and how we were going to create our kite. We then got to know one another and started discussing interests, such as; color. We had a few minor flaws with the three kites that we tested, but overall it was a great team building process. Even though we had really never met, this exercise was a great demonstration on how a team can accomplish a task. We came in with our own ideas, discussed each others interest, built our model, and tested it. Although our kite didn't fly as well as others, it did go up in the air and it came out looking exactly as we planned. I believe that all the teams did very well in this exercise and worked very well together.
Overall I really enjoyed this project and the demonstration of building a small team to accomplish a task. It really broke down the fundamentals of how an effective team works. Although this wasn't as transparent during the building process, afterwards I feel enlightened to what I need to work on for the next team project. I believe that one thing that I need to work on is being more assertive with my ideas. I also need to invest more time for research to analyze what future team members come up with and decide if its an effective way to go about our project.
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