That’s why it’s important to communicate progress. If all they saw were photos of them goofing off during breaks but not the hard work, they would form a wrong conclusion. You can’t just isolate yourself and work - communication is very important, even if it doesn’t contribute to the work directly.Īll sorts of things go on in people’s minds, starting from sanity checks to elaborate fantasies how the other team twiddles their thumbs with a “suckers” bubble above their head. That’s normal.īut what’s frustrating is not posting updates on progress.
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One group can’t progress while the other doesn’t do its job. Even phone operators have a pre-recorded voice saying which number in a queue you are, or at least “Please hold, your call is important to us”. Imagine you’re at a doctor's appointment and you have no idea when your turn is - it’s easier to wait an hour knowing it will take an hour than wait for less but being oblivious. If they at least knew why they were waiting, they would bear it easier. What was most frustrating for the Waiting Group wasn’t so much waiting as being in the dark. The Task Group completely ignored the value of keeping the other group in the loop. So the silence reigned and frustration set in. They were focused on solving the problem. The whole purpose of the game wasn’t in solving the puzzle but communicating progress. The group who was solving the puzzle could tell facilitator to tell the other group what they were doing and keep them updated. The Ingenious Lessonīut the game had an excellent point. Everyone complained, even the Task Group: it was stupid, pointless, the time could be used much better, and the person who designed the game should be shot.Īll they did was sit and wait or solve some weird puzzle - hardly anything to do with teamwork.
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The Faraway Kingdom session was among the worst rated sessions ever. Task Group members rearranged Waiting Group members, the game ended, and everyone could go on a break. When they entered the room, they found the other half of the team frustrated and bored out of their minds. Everyone was proud and excited.Īnd so they waltzed out of their room to arrange their fellow teammates who waited in the other room. After 45 minutes, they managed to solve it. They spent all the time in their room trying to solve the puzzle and the time flew. They tried many different paths and were good at collaborating among themselves. So the Task Group started solving the puzzle. After the problem was solved, they were instructed to come to the room where the Waiting Group was and move them in the right place. The positions of those pieces corresponded to the positions of members in the Waiting Group. The puzzle was about moving pieces so some sort of goal was accomplished. The Task Group was given a logical problem that they needed to solve. No other information was provided except to wait for their team from the other group to come. The Waiting Group was instructed to stand in particular places on the floor and not move, at all. The groups were in different rooms and there was a facilitator in each one to answer questions and guide the players. We were divided into two groups - Task Group and Waiting Group - but we all were one team. But after working on many projects, the ingenuity of the game revealed itself. This is such a stupid game.There was a team game called the Faraway Kingdom that we played at one conference, designed to teach us the importance of teamwork. One of the Brewers suggested Steve would be a good "Judas." An offended Steve asks, "What's with 'Judas?'" He then asked if it was on the board, adding, "Please don't let that be up there," but much to his frustration, it was. It's what happened next that upset Steve.
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The Brewers immediately were hit with two strikes when "Peter" and "David" both weren't up there, but they then guessed "Moses," which was the number one response. Danielle from the Brewers rang in and said "Jesus." Steve was surprised by her choice, but it was number three on the board, and since the Jonas family's guess of "Adam" wasn't up there at all, the Brewers got to play the round.
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On that show, the Brewers and the Jonas family were asked to name a part they could see Steve playing in a TV miniseries of the Bible. Well Steve has another reason to be disgruntled thanks to a recent episode. During his tenure there, he's been trolled, he's been made fun of, he's been scared and he's even walked off the stage. Steve Harvey seems to have a good time hosting Family Feud, but the game show is not always smiles and laughs for the 64-year-old comedian.