I have seen another one called Jet Fighter that involves sitting people in a
t-shape or Block-I shape formation, where they need to communicate which
type symbols they hold (e.g. #, &, @, etc.) so that the team eventually
knows who holds what. I may be able to get this to you when I return to the
office in about a week.
Roy Lewicki
On 7/2/11 6:31 PM, "Martin Evans" <
martin.evans@UTORONTO.CA> wrote:
> it sounds similar (without the tactile sense) to the one described in
> Harold Levitt's old (19658) OB Book, Managerial Psychology.
>
> that had two pictures made up of odd shapes -- one was communicated
> one-way, the other two way.
>
> hth
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> Martin G. Evans
> Professor Emeritus
> Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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>
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www.rotman.utoronto.ca/~evans
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> ,,, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American People
> upon which this nation relies. It is ... the selflessness of workers who
> would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job.
> Barack H. Obama
>
> The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of
> those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have
> too little.
> Franklin D. Roosevelt
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> ... had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere
> appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized
> money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
> Never before in all our history have these forces been so united
> against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their
> hate for me - and I welcome their hatred.
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> [When will Barack H. Obama quote this?]
>
> On 7/2/2011 3:03 PM, Kurt Kraiger wrote:
>> I am looking for both a general and a specific exercise on two-way
>> communication. The specific one is something I used a number of years
>> ago, but I cannot locate it nor a reference.
>> The exercise involved a manager who is on a business trip to explain a
>> new product. The prototype "breaks" and she opens an envelope to find
>> 4-5 pieces of paper in odd shapes. She calls the assistant manager who
>> has a drawing of the prototype (a block T), and has to explain to him
>> how to arrange the pieces to form the T. However, the dyad is limited to
>> one way communication, the assistant manager can talk, but the manager
>> can not ask questions or confirm. Eventually, two way communication is
>> restored, and at the end of the exercise, the differences between the
>> two forms of communication are discussed. The exercise is named for the
>> fictitious product.
>>
>> Does this ring a bell? Does anyone have a reference to it?
>>
>> I am also looking for a general exercise that is similar to that:
>> opportunities for one and two-way (or even just two-way) communication
>> in dyads. Ideally it can be scored. Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>> Cordially,
>> Kurt
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