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EGG DROP GAME INSTRUCTION SHEET

You are a team of Product Development Experts working towards developing a device which can safely

protect certain very delicate items when transported from place to place. You shall design, prepare and

demonstrate a model to your management in a short time. The management will check if your device

can safely protect an EGG when dropped from a height of 25 ft. You have obtained the cost of the

material required; which is as follows.

Material Cost

Drinking Straw Rs. 500/- each, Maximum-10

Piece of Paper Rs. 500/- each, Maximum-5

Balloon Rs. 1,250/- each, Maximum-6

Cello Tape Rs. 500/-, if required 2nd

Rs.1,000/- (Maximum-2)

Thread Roll Rs. 500/-, if required 2nd

Rs.1,000/- (Maximum-2)

Paper knife Rs. 200/-, if required 2nd

Rs. 500/- (Maximum-2)

Game rules:

o Each team gets 30 minutes to prepare and submit its modelo At least some portion of the egg should be clearly visible after the preparationo An egg will be given for free, if broken; an extra egg would cost Rs. 5,000/- If the second egg is

broken, third would cost Rs. 8,000/-. If the third egg is broken, the team gets disqualified.

o All the material required should initially be purchased at once. If more material is required duringthe preparation, it would cost 20% more.

o Teams cannot return/exchange the material once purchased. Teams cannot exchange material withother teams.

o Teams cannot observe other teams/exchange ideas.o No outside material should be used. Any team using outside material will be disqualified.

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DEBRIEFING POINTS

1. Team Communicationo What do you think is the importance of communication in teams?o Could your team members succeed in communicating with each other effectively?o Has there been a communication gap in your team? If yes, was your team able to detect and

demystify it quickly? Have you suffered any loss in between?

o How would you contribute to improve team communication at work?

2. Planningo What do you think is the importance of planning in teams?o Could your team members succeed in planning (designing) a robust device? Were you able to

help your team in each stage of the game?

o If your plan was a total failure, does your team have a contingency?o What steps would you take for successful planning at work?o If budgeting in Egg drop game is like gathering/considering all relevant information at work,

how would you benefit from proactive planning; i.e. while working in the interest of your team?

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Participation & Cooperationo What do you think is the importance of participation in teams?o Have all your team members participated actively while preparing the device?o Have all team members cooperated well for the success of the operation?o What should we do in order to receive cooperation from everyone in team?o What should we do to make everyone participate in time of urgency?o How shall non-cooperation in teams be dealt on the lines of problem solving?

4. Coordinationo What role does coordination play while working in teams?o Have your team members coordinated well for the success of the game?o If there are more coordinators and less active players in your team at work, how should it be

balanced?

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5. Ethicso What do you think is the importance of being ethical teams?o Has your team scored good points on being ethical while playing the game?o Has your team been penalized for breaking the rules? If yes, why do you think it has happened?o How would you respond if you face unethical behaviour from anybody in your team at work?

6. Leadershipo Was there confusion at the beginning; with members not clear with game / the others ideas?o Did it take long time before reaching some clarity of ideas and acceptance of thoughts?o Has a Leader emerged out of your team while playing the game?o Could you lead the team or help the leader actively?o At work, do you assume leadership when necessary or is your actual manager always the leader?o At work, when situations demand, would you like to lead or to be lead?o What is your understanding about Leadership Behaviour in teams?

7. Time Managemento Has time been a constraint while playing the game?o If your team could or couldnt manage within given time, what do you think has affected much?o

If you were to manage the task in lesser time, what all are the changes you shall bring to yourexecution?

8. Creativityo Did you think an egg would survive when dropped from such a height?o What ideas struck you when the game was explained to you?o Have your ideas been different from those of others while designing your egg drop device?o Have you observed the final model of other teams?o Has there been a transfer of ideas and thoughts after the game; i.e. by looking at the other

models?

o If other teams have come out with better/different ideas; what do you think has blocked yourteam from such ideas?

o What is the role of creativity at work? Do you know where your team can bring in a differenceby thinking/working creatively?

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9. Quality of the Producto Has the egg in your model survived the first drop? Has it survived the second drop?o Did your model win in the competition? If no, where do you think was the problem?o What was your budget? Have you left any material unused?o Is your product costly but a failure? Was it economical but moderate in quality? Was it like

cheap and best? What is the comment of experts?

o If quality of product in egg drop game is like performance of your team at work, what shouldyou do to produce the best quality results?

10.Optimum utilization of resourceso Have you purchased all types of material from the shop or worked without some of those?o Was it necessary to use all the material purchased by your team or was the material purchased

insufficient?

o How many members were there in your team? Was the size of the team right?o Has there been a non-participant? If yes, have you tried to utilize their service?o Could you complete your task within the time frame? If no, how could you perform better if you

shall repeat the game?

o Of time, material and man power resources, which do you always, fall short of?o

Would your team require any improvement in the way it is currently utilizing these resources?