© 2005 Destination ImagiNation, Inc. Side Trips.ppt Including What’s Special.

© 2005 Destination ImagiNation, Inc.Side Trips.ppt

Including What’s SpecialIncluding What’s Special

©Destination ImagiNation, Inc. 2004Side Trips.ppt


GoalsGoals

• To know that Team Challenge is comprised of Central Challenge and Side Trips

• To locate helpful information about Side Trips in Rules of the Road

• To understand how Side Trips contribute to the Team Challenge solution

• To understand how Side Trips can contribute to the Instant Challenge solution

• To use the Side Trip Specialties Inventory to identify strengths of the team members and team as a whole



MethodsMethods

• Presentation

• Discussion

• Activity

• Debrief



Side TripsSide Trips

• Based on theory of multiple intelligences

• Promote uniqueness in team solutions

• Give team the chance to “show off” its:– Talents– Strengths– Skills



Here are some Side Trip Creations

Here are some Side Trip Creations

bus

pantomimerobot judge

working lockgiant sphinx



Side Trips Specialty InventorySide Trips Specialty Inventory

• Refer to Team Manager’s Guide & Rules of the Road

• Complete Individual Specialties Inventory• Complete Individual Specialties Tally Sheet

• Circle 2 or 3 specialties with highest score

• Small Group – Complete Team Specialties Tally Sheet



Individual Specialties Tally SheetIndividual Specialties Tally Sheet

• A. INTERPERSONAL ___

• B. INTRAPERSONAL ___

• C. LOGIC & MATHEMATICS ___

• D. MUSICAL ___

• E. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT ___

• F. PHYSICAL MOVEMENT ___

• G. WORDS & LANGUAGE ___

• H. VISUAL & SPATIAL ___



Team Specialties Tally SheetTeam Specialties Tally Sheet

Team MemberTeam Member AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH

1.

2.

3.

4.

. . . .

7.

TOTAL



How might a team use the Specialties Inventory

How might a team use the Specialties Inventory

• To recognize areas of strength

• To identify how team members are alike

• To identify how team members are unique

• To promote better understanding of one another

• To highlight skills, talents or strengths of individuals



How might a Team Manager use the Specialties InventoryHow might a Team Manager

use the Specialties Inventory

To know their own “specialties” and to recognize areas where their expertise

might lend itself to intentional or unintentional Interference



The Team Manager’s Job is to help team members

The Team Manager’s Job is to help team members

• Recognize that together they possess a unique combination of interests, talents, strengths and skills

• Discover, respect, celebrate diversity & individuality of one another

• Learn to utilize variety of abilities on the team

• Figure out ways the TEAM is unique and exceptional and to design Side Trips that showcase those areas



How Might an Appraiser use the Specialties Inventory

How Might an Appraiser use the Specialties Inventory

• To understand what Side Trips are

• To understand how teams use the Specialties Inventory

• To understand how the team’s specialties manifest themselves in Team Challenge AND Instant Challenge solutions



RecapRecap

• Teams do NOT have to use the Specialties Inventory

• Teams may create any type of Side Trip they wish

• The purpose of Side Trips is to give teams an opportunity to show off their greatest strengths in ways other than those required by the Challenge!



AssessmentAssessment

• List 1 example of something that could be done as a Side Trip

• Explain which area of strength from the Specialties Inventory this example would highlight


Thank you for coming

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