[Music] thank you I have a question for everyone
thank you I have a question for everyone
thank you I have a question for everyone what do golfers and designers have in
what do golfers and designers have in
what do golfers and designers have in common
common
common neither are inclined to work together as
neither are inclined to work together as
neither are inclined to work together as a team
golfers train and compete as individuals
golfers train and compete as individuals except for the occasional tournament
except for the occasional tournament
except for the occasional tournament like the riders cup designers believe
like the riders cup designers believe
like the riders cup designers believe they can design it all except for when
they can design it all except for when
they can design it all except for when they’re making software and today I want
they’re making software and today I want
they’re making software and today I want to talk to you about how we build
to talk to you about how we build
to talk to you about how we build effective teams and how that affects our
effective teams and how that affects our
effective teams and how that affects our output especially in situations we group
output especially in situations we group
output especially in situations we group together people trained as individuals
together people trained as individuals
together people trained as individuals and we expect them to become a
and we expect them to become a
and we expect them to become a high-performing team like we do in our
high-performing team like we do in our
high-performing team like we do in our work environments and I came across this
work environments and I came across this
work environments and I came across this story about golf when I was dealing with
story about golf when I was dealing with
story about golf when I was dealing with my own failures with building a cohesive
my own failures with building a cohesive
my own failures with building a cohesive team and it taught me lessons about
team and it taught me lessons about
team and it taught me lessons about teamwork connections and communication
teamwork connections and communication
teamwork connections and communication that I want to share with you today but
that I want to share with you today but
that I want to share with you today but first the story it starts in 2008 and
first the story it starts in 2008 and
first the story it starts in 2008 and the riders cup US golf team captain was
the riders cup US golf team captain was
the riders cup US golf team captain was a man named Paul Azinger Paul had this
a man named Paul Azinger Paul had this
a man named Paul Azinger Paul had this problem he had to bring together golfers
problem he had to bring together golfers
problem he had to bring together golfers to become a team but he only had one
to become a team but he only had one
to become a team but he only had one week and traditionally the teams before
week and traditionally the teams before
week and traditionally the teams before him
him
him paired golfers by skill set much like
paired golfers by skill set much like
paired golfers by skill set much like the way we build teams but Paul had a
the way we build teams but Paul had a
the way we build teams but Paul had a different idea he wanted to pair
different idea he wanted to pair
different idea he wanted to pair personalities and he believed if they
personalities and he believed if they
personalities and he believed if they could communicate a well-placed comment
could communicate a well-placed comment
could communicate a well-placed comment a subtle facial expression they could
a subtle facial expression they could
a subtle facial expression they could propel each other across the green for
propel each other across the green for
propel each other across the green for the win and he was right they finally
the win and he was right they finally
the win and he was right they finally won that tournament what Paul figured
won that tournament what Paul figured
won that tournament what Paul figured out and the teams before him missed was
out and the teams before him missed was
out and the teams before him missed was that the golfers understood skill set
that the golfers understood skill set
that the golfers understood skill set they knew the goal when the riders cut
they knew the goal when the riders cut
they knew the goal when the riders cut but what he gave them was an opportunity
but what he gave them was an opportunity
but what he gave them was an opportunity for better connection and stronger
for better connection and stronger
for better connection and stronger communication now what does this have to
communication now what does this have to
communication now what does this have to do with designing software and teaching
do with designing software and teaching
do with designing software and teaching students to design software like I do in
students to design software like I do in
students to design software like I do in my day job where I work where
my day job where I work where
my day job where I work where traditionalists and we think in skill
traditionalists and we think in skill
traditionalists and we think in skill sets
sets
sets para this visual designer with this
para this visual designer with this
para this visual designer with this design researcher point them towards the
design researcher point them towards the
design researcher point them towards the right goal and you have the best team
right goal and you have the best team
right goal and you have the best team ever we know this is not true yet we
ever we know this is not true yet we
ever we know this is not true yet we perpetuate this idea every day and I
perpetuate this idea every day and I
perpetuate this idea every day and I brought this idea into my classroom well
brought this idea into my classroom well
brought this idea into my classroom well I teach design portfolio and this is
I teach design portfolio and this is
I teach design portfolio and this is typically the last class students go
typically the last class students go
typically the last class students go through before they enter the job market
through before they enter the job market
through before they enter the job market and I unwittingly hammered home in every
and I unwittingly hammered home in every
and I unwittingly hammered home in every class you have to be the best designer
class you have to be the best designer
class you have to be the best designer with the best portfolio to get a hint at
with the best portfolio to get a hint at
with the best portfolio to get a hint at a job interview so it’s no wonder that
a job interview so it’s no wonder that
a job interview so it’s no wonder that out of the 15 students in my class only
out of the 15 students in my class only
out of the 15 students in my class only three completed their portfolio three
three completed their portfolio three
three completed their portfolio three this was a huge failure for me and as a
this was a huge failure for me and as a
this was a huge failure for me and as a teacher I needed to get better I needed
teacher I needed to get better I needed
teacher I needed to get better I needed to improve the situation for my students
to improve the situation for my students
to improve the situation for my students and I started to focus on one student
and I started to focus on one student
and I started to focus on one student who was actually so successful in the
who was actually so successful in the
who was actually so successful in the class and she got hired right out of
class and she got hired right out of
class and she got hired right out of right out of the class and let’s call
right out of the class and let’s call
right out of the class and let’s call her Emma and was my case study analyst
her Emma and was my case study analyst
her Emma and was my case study analyst approach was simple yet none of that
approach was simple yet none of that
approach was simple yet none of that none any other teachers including me
none any other teachers including me
none any other teachers including me were doing it and from Emma’s
were doing it and from Emma’s
were doing it and from Emma’s perspective the task of looking for jobs
perspective the task of looking for jobs
perspective the task of looking for jobs applying interviewing in finishing her
applying interviewing in finishing her
applying interviewing in finishing her portfolio these were all so daunting
portfolio these were all so daunting
portfolio these were all so daunting that she couldn’t do it by herself and
that she couldn’t do it by herself and
that she couldn’t do it by herself and so she gathered together a group of
so she gathered together a group of
so she gathered together a group of design students who can help her with
design students who can help her with
design students who can help her with these skills and build and support her
these skills and build and support her
these skills and build and support her with these goals and over time some of
with these goals and over time some of
with these goals and over time some of the students left because they didn’t
the students left because they didn’t
the students left because they didn’t have the right skill set others couldn’t
have the right skill set others couldn’t
have the right skill set others couldn’t commit to the same goals and some could
commit to the same goals and some could
commit to the same goals and some could not or did not want to connect in any
not or did not want to connect in any
not or did not want to connect in any meaningful way with the rest of the
meaningful way with the rest of the
meaningful way with the rest of the group but what this left there with was
group but what this left there with was
group but what this left there with was a solid team right levels skills right
a solid team right levels skills right
a solid team right levels skills right level of commitment right level of
level of commitment right level of
level of commitment right level of connection with each other and I went
connection with each other and I went
connection with each other and I went further and I asked their current team
further and I asked their current team
further and I asked their current team where she works why they hired her and
where she works why they hired her and
where she works why they hired her and they said there’s no doubt we knew Emma
they said there’s no doubt we knew Emma
they said there’s no doubt we knew Emma was awesome and we knew she’d fit in and
was awesome and we knew she’d fit in and
was awesome and we knew she’d fit in and I realized at that moment and his
I realized at that moment and his
I realized at that moment and his ability to build a cohesive team
ability to build a cohesive team
ability to build a cohesive team and be effective in it set herself up
and be effective in it set herself up
and be effective in it set herself up for success now some of this can be
for success now some of this can be
for success now some of this can be attributed to Emma but I can still take
attributed to Emma but I can still take
attributed to Emma but I can still take these lessons and bring it into my
these lessons and bring it into my
these lessons and bring it into my portfolio class to improve the situation
portfolio class to improve the situation
portfolio class to improve the situation and I started requiring or getting my
and I started requiring or getting my
and I started requiring or getting my students to communicate with each other
students to communicate with each other
students to communicate with each other by requiring them to check in with every
by requiring them to check in with every
by requiring them to check in with every class and this gave them permission to
class and this gave them permission to
class and this gave them permission to get up from their computers help the
get up from their computers help the
get up from their computers help the person next to them and get more
person next to them and get more
person next to them and get more comfortable with asking for help and I
comfortable with asking for help and I
comfortable with asking for help and I learned that students understand skills
learned that students understand skills
learned that students understand skills they know the goal but we have to teach
they know the goal but we have to teach
they know the goal but we have to teach them how to communicate better and sadly
them how to communicate better and sadly
them how to communicate better and sadly this is where education system falls
this is where education system falls
this is where education system falls short what Paul and Emma have showed us
short what Paul and Emma have showed us
short what Paul and Emma have showed us is that we have to teach our students to
is that we have to teach our students to
is that we have to teach our students to connect more on a human level with to
connect more on a human level with to
connect more on a human level with to teach them to offer value to be
teach them to offer value to be
teach them to offer value to be vulnerable to build skills and build
vulnerable to build skills and build
vulnerable to build skills and build groups to support them with their
groups to support them with their
groups to support them with their lifelong goals we have to let them know
lifelong goals we have to let them know
lifelong goals we have to let them know they can’t do it by themselves and
they can’t do it by themselves and
they can’t do it by themselves and that’s okay we can change how our
that’s okay we can change how our
that’s okay we can change how our students enter the workplace how they
students enter the workplace how they
students enter the workplace how they affect the world around them if we just
affect the world around them if we just
affect the world around them if we just teach them how to build cohesive teams
teach them how to build cohesive teams
teach them how to build cohesive teams thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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