fandomhigh | Leadership, Thursday, Period 1, Class 7 (10/23/08)

"Today we're talking about problem solving," Nathan said. "As a leader, this is something you're going to have to do a lot. Step one may seem obvious, but it's something many leaders fail to do: accurately define the problem. Let's say someone comes up to you and says that they can't finish building a bridge because they ran out of money. Your people need that bridge built so you approve a higher budget. Does that solve the problem? What if the reason why the project was running out of money was because someone was stealing it? Or mismanaging the construction? Or because nobody researched to find out that you were building a bridge in the worst possible location?

"This is why the first step of problem solving is asking questions. What are the details of the problem? What's going on? Why is it happening? What do other people think about the situation?"

Nathan handed out cards with pictures on them. "Put together, all these cards tell a story. You each get one. You're not allowed to show anyone what your card is. Your assignment is to find out as much as you can about the story. Go around to your fellow students and ask them about their cards. What's on them? What's going on? Are their cards similar to yours? I'll give you a hint that they're numbered, so you may want to seek out those who have cards close to your number first, but that's not a requirement.

"Get as many details as you can. I'm here if you have any questions."

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"Just an archer." She looked down at the card again to make sure she hadn't missed something. "Well, a red archer. What's on yours? I know they're supposed to all together make sense, but I don't see how."

"So guy imprinting hieroglyphics," Turtle said with a shrug. "Your archer isn't crude like a hieroglyphic, is he?"

Momoko raised an eyebrow and checked the card again. She turned it upside down and frowned. "Well, it's not exactly high art at its finest. Yours is a guy making hieroglyphics? An Egyptian?"

"I think he's copying them," Turtle admitted, "rather than making them, and he doesn't look specifically Egyptian. So it makes me wonder if your archer is just one of the hieroglyphics, you know?"

"Hmm. That makes sense." Momoko nodded. "Can you see any of the figures that your guy is copying? Oh! What's your card's number? If ours are close, then maybe they're more closely related, right?"

"Right." Turtle nodded, looking closely at her card again. "You can't really tell what they are, unfortunately. But my card number is five. How about yours?"

"Two. So there are two between ours. Have you found out what three and four are yet?"

"Not yet," Turtle said. "Maybe we should split up, aska round, and then, if one of us finds one, we can find the other and share?"

Momoko smiled and gave a thumbs up. "Sounds good! Cooperation it is!"

Leadership, Thursday, Period 1, Class 7 (10/23/08)

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