During the first part of our day, we took the Meyers-Briggs test and learned our different personality types, roles, and strategies. What was really cool was that everyone in our group had different personality types, although there were overlaps between roles and strategies. In the escape room, we found that 8 people trying to solve the same clue became too much very quickly. Everyone talked over each other and nobody could think. We discovered that we solved clues twice as fast by splitting into groups and working collaboratively that way, then joining forces again at the end to combine what we’d uncovered. Our tactic was successful and we escaped the room with 15 minutes to spare. Going forward I will take what I’ve learned from today in group projects and collaborative assignments, knowing now that working together on one thing isn’t always the most efficient way to achieve a goal.
