At the time of teamwork There may be certain complications that in turn affect the process and the final result of the activity to be carried out, for this reason, ways have been developed in which the members of the work group feel more comfortable with others, and that the The task has a more didactic character, which achieves greater focus and concentration in the whole group in general to achieve more effectively the successful completion of the proposed goal.
These dynamics are usually instilled during the school stage, because most teachers require students to work as a team throughout the student age, applying various teamwork dynamics.
Even in the adult stage, in most jobs the use of this tool can be observed in order to optimally develop the tasks that this implies within the company.
What exactly are teamwork dynamics?
These are defined as all those forces that they manage to unite a group of people that have a common purpose, which are usually activities that depend on the entire participation of the members as a whole.
These dynamics seek to distribute all responsibilities in an equitable and fair way, so that each of the people in the group collaborate, and also manages to place the members in the most developed places, which causes more interest and greater effectiveness when it comes to perform a certain activity.
Types of work dynamics
These dynamics can be classified according to the way in which they develop, which in turn are determined depending on the activity and the members, which implies finding a good relationship between them, at least while they perform the assigned task.
Round table
This technique involves placing all the participants in a circular table, so that the visual effects of all those involved are concentrated only on the topic of conversation, because they would be all facing each other.
Its purpose is to argue and comment on a topic, reaching a more extensive conclusion thanks to the different opinions and points of view that people sitting at the table can contribute.
To practice this technique of group dynamics, a specific topic must be planned and enlisted, to then get a table with the characteristics proposed above, in which the members sit down to talk and discuss the assigned topic.
The zeppelin
It is more than a whole role play in which the participants play professionals in the area such as education, politics, medicine and some social service provider such as cleaning personnel.
The game consists of presenting the aircraft in a state of alert because due to the weight that the people on board maintain, it could fall, so they must take out all the members one by one.
This activity promotes the importance of each person in their job, which raises awareness regarding the activities of each person so that this work with more impetus and attitude.
Group drawing
In this, the work team must be divided into two or more groups in order to form different points of view on the drawings that the other participants will present, drawing among all the members something that represents them.
After making the drawings, all the finished ones should be shown so that the other groups can see if they really got it right with respect to what they wanted to show. This activity greatly encourages teamwork, since several criteria must be joined to achieve a joint drawing.
Shared spaces
Normally in a company, employees usually have in their workspace all the materials that they require to be able to fulfill their daily duties, but this activity eliminates all the barriers that may exist between workers, managing to share all the tools in order to help each other.
Break the ice
An attempt is made to establish a group conversation in which the participants tell personal stories, jokes or give their opinions about their daily events, so that they can exist more trust between all of them, generating most of the times a very strong friendship between all the workers.
This activity can be carried out in any place that provides comfort to those involved, so that they find it easier to express themselves, giving each of the people who make up the group the opportunity to make everyone feel integrated.
Case resolution
A case is presented, which must be solved by all together, managing to develop the group skills of all, integrating more to it, also managing to develop communication and team cooperation.
White lies
This teamwork dynamic consists of some of the members of the team telling some things about themselves, lying in any of them, so that the other participants have to guess in which part of the story of their lives, or of their characteristics they lied.
The choice of the lie must be group, putting together all the criteria to get information from each of the people with respect to the other.
brainstorming
Perhaps one of the most famous of all dynamics. In this, all the participants sit down to say the first idea that comes to mind, managing to put all of them together to find solutions to the problems that may arise in the workers' day-to-day life.
It should be avoided completely to the exclusion of any of the participants, since the main objective of this is that everyone feels integrated into the group, and that in turn give importance to the ideas that they can contribute.
5.5.5
This dynamic focuses on creating several groups of 5 people, who must write 5 different ideas, which they must expose and present in less than 5 minutes, giving a fun and competitive touch to the work.
Changing roles
The attitudes of the other person are interpreted, showing that they may be failing or that they are bothering the other employees, it is usually practiced by changing the roles of boss - employee, so that each one better understands the responsibility of the other, fostering mutual respect and the well-being of both.
Distorted image
It is placed at a point where everyone can observe a blurred image which is not well understood what it wants to convey, in which all the participants of the group will contribute their ideas and points of view, in order to solve the image among all, managing to unify the vision of each.
There is a great variety of teamwork dynamics, but these are the most used by companies and institutes due to their effectiveness when practicing them.
How to know which of these dynamics to use?
Although all of them seek promote the joint activities of all the members of a working group, It is important to know the characteristics of this, to form a concentrated and more effective team, in which to affect certain things such as looking for if there is some natural force that unites the members, such as the friendship they may have between them.
As well as the differences between what is work and leisure, since there are some employees who take advantage of these activities to want to harm the whole group.