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There are numerous concepts demonstrated by Collaboration exercises.
These concepts can be used to demonstrate classroom concepts and
theories as well as help a group better understand its dynamics in order
to perform better. These concepts are discussed in the product
guides and include:
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Team building phases - forming, storming,
norming, and performing,
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Leadership - who assumes leadership and how
they get that position,
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Management styles - authoritarian, democratic,
consensus, or other,
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Communication - is it specific? What is
communicated and how?
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Team roles - leaders, task performers, passive
performers.
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Group polarization -the group follows a leader
even if it is not in their best self interest
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Group think - the group may override the
decision of an individual
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Cognitive dissonance - individuals may have
conflicting "facts"
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Leadership subordination - people who think of
themselves as leaders may relinquish that role in order to achieve
the group's objective.
A major benefit of running Collaborations exercises
is that groups can experience these concepts first-hand in a short
period of time. Work groups can experience and discuss these
concepts without having to go through a difficult and expensive learning
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