SPCOM204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Brainstorming, Intersectionality, Tomboy

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SPCOM204
• Professor: Shannon Hartling

Document Summary

Synergy bunch of components working together as one, being more valuable together than working individually. we work together, work together well and create something extraordinary. free rider problem, social loafing (unequal work distribution) lots of communication (explanation, time) The possibility for synergy, already supportive minded group can make for hammering out of ideas so we catch the flaws that we couldn"t have caught on our own, we build on ideas. Tucklin"s various stages of team development: just putting the team together introductions cliche communication: forming, storming, norming, performing: doing task according to established norms, adjourning (mourning): settles expectations establish normal behaviour, goals, etc oughtness (how things ought to be) the resolution of conflict not all groups/teams get to this step conflict how will leadership emerge differences in opinion, values, expectations, working out roles, in conflict about roles disband perhaps with respect, uncertainty )start again in next team)