POST #9 (Yes, I'm keeping track)

Everyone knows at SHM we're about teamwork. There are frequent meetings, and projects that take more than one or two brains to complete.

What are some challenges you have faced since being here when working in a group as opposed to working with one other person, or even alone?

From my perspective, working as a team on a project or task is the optimal situation. Being able to collaborate and bounce ideas off each other is a great way to build chemistry and have a strong outcome. At SHM, the other co-ops and I have experienced both individual and group tasks. While the individual tasks I could easily focus and finish on my own, the group projects are more fun to work on and complete as a team. For example, all the co-ops were asked to update and revamp the “Our Reality” website for future co-op students. As a team, we were able to create new ideas, which greatly improved the website and made it more accessible to the future co-ops. The challenge in this specific task was to utilize all 7 of us properly and implement everyone’s ideas into the project. In the instance of the website, we were able to divide it up into segments, so that everyone could add their own touch to the “Our Reality” site. So while there definitely are challenges you need to overcome, there is always a solution to those challenges. The solution can strengthen the group once agreed upon and can improve your work as a whole.