Skillslab Summary
Chapter X-X
Timo Verkade
, Groupwork booklet
- Effective groupwork
- Improve group situation
- Group roles
The importance of groupwork
Groupwork presents opportunities (share ideas, work with different cultures, discover strengths and
weaknesses, develop skills, deal with conflict, gain perspectives, etc.)
Groupwork also has challenges (not the same contribution, etc.)
Why groups fail
People problems
- No attempt to get to know each other
- Dominating others/monopolize
- Silent or talkative
- Ideas are ridiculed
Process problems
- No ground rules
- No agreed agendas
- No specific roles
- No deadlines
- Late meetings
- No record made during meeting
Personality and group roles
Extroversion & introversion
To the outer world of activity and spoken words or to the inner world of thoughts and emotions.
Sensing & intuition
In the form of known facts and familiar terms or in the form of possibilities or new potential.
Thinking & feeling
On the basis of logic and objective considerations or on the basis of personal values.
Structured & flexible
In a structured way (making decisions and knowing where you stand) or in a flexible way (discovering
life as you go along)
Coach = try to create harmony in the world around them
Crusader = give importance to particular thoughts, ideas or beliefs
Explorer = promote exploration of new and better ways of doing things
Innovator = use their imagination to create new and different ideas and perspectives
Sculptor = brings things to fruition by getting things done and doing it now
Curator = brings clarity to the inner world of information, ideas and understanding
Conductor = introduce organization and logical structure into the wat things are done
Scientist = provide explanation of how and why things happen
Chapter X-X
Timo Verkade
, Groupwork booklet
- Effective groupwork
- Improve group situation
- Group roles
The importance of groupwork
Groupwork presents opportunities (share ideas, work with different cultures, discover strengths and
weaknesses, develop skills, deal with conflict, gain perspectives, etc.)
Groupwork also has challenges (not the same contribution, etc.)
Why groups fail
People problems
- No attempt to get to know each other
- Dominating others/monopolize
- Silent or talkative
- Ideas are ridiculed
Process problems
- No ground rules
- No agreed agendas
- No specific roles
- No deadlines
- Late meetings
- No record made during meeting
Personality and group roles
Extroversion & introversion
To the outer world of activity and spoken words or to the inner world of thoughts and emotions.
Sensing & intuition
In the form of known facts and familiar terms or in the form of possibilities or new potential.
Thinking & feeling
On the basis of logic and objective considerations or on the basis of personal values.
Structured & flexible
In a structured way (making decisions and knowing where you stand) or in a flexible way (discovering
life as you go along)
Coach = try to create harmony in the world around them
Crusader = give importance to particular thoughts, ideas or beliefs
Explorer = promote exploration of new and better ways of doing things
Innovator = use their imagination to create new and different ideas and perspectives
Sculptor = brings things to fruition by getting things done and doing it now
Curator = brings clarity to the inner world of information, ideas and understanding
Conductor = introduce organization and logical structure into the wat things are done
Scientist = provide explanation of how and why things happen
