Question

40. In week nine you were asked to watch a TED talk by Carol Dweck (link to Carol Dweck's Ted talk),
whose pioneering research on motivation has helped us understand the difference between a growth
and a fixed mindset. According to Dweck, which of the following motivational strategies will help
young people develop a growth mindset?
a. Recognizing that some human beings are simply smarter than everyone else, and there is nothing
we can do to change that fact. The best thing we can do is praise people when they get the right
answers.
b. Praise the process people engage in and the effort they put into learning a challenging new skill.
c. Focus on rewarding people for short-term results and don’t worry about long-term
performance improvements.
d. Reward people who show up, no matter how engaged or motivated they are or how much
effort they put in.

47. In week 13 we watched a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EgoiPxNDs) about the shopping cart challenge at IDEO, one of the world’s most innovative design companies. Which of the following team processes was not demonstrated in that video? a. creative behavior b. boundary spanning c. transition processes d. groupthink

49. In the You Tube video of the shopping cart challenge at IDEO (link to IDEO shopping cart challenge),
the design team split up into four groups to conduct some field-based research into how people
make, use and repair shopping carts. This is an example of which of the following boundary spanning
activities?
a. Scout
b. Task coordinator
c. Hierarchical sensitivity
d. Ambassador

50. During one of our weekly Friday discussion exercises, we asked you to work as a team to make
paper airplanes. In the first round of the airplane manufacturing process, each paper plane worker
built his or her own planes from start to finish. When each plane was finished, it was put in a central
location for quality inspection. This example demonstrated which type of task interdependence?
a. reciprocal
b. pooled
c. sequential
d. comprehensive

Answer 1

40. In week nine you were asked to watch a TED talk by Carol Dweck (link to Carol Dweck's Ted talk),

Answer- B. Praise the process people engage in and the effort they put into learning a challenging new skill.

Explanation- According to Carol Dweck, we need to praise young people wisely. Praising does not refer to praising the intelligence or talent. The best way is to praising the process that kids engage themselves. Praise their efforts, their strategies and their focus.

47. In week 13 we watched a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EgoiPxNDs) about the shopping cart challenge at IDEO, one of the world’s most innovative design companies. Which of the following team processes was not demonstrated in that video?

Answer- C. transition processes

Explanation- The video demonstrates creative behaviour and group thinking via the brainstorming sessions. The team members post their innovative ideas on the boards and await criticisms. Boundary spanning roles is associating to the external organization to get valuable information to enhance the innovation process. The video demonstrates boundary spanning. The members go out to the shopping markets and interact with customers and makers of the shopping cart to get innovative ideas. The answer to the question is Transition process which is the initial phase of forming a team, establishing the mission, goal specification and forming strategies to develop a course of action to reach the objective.

49. In the You Tube video of the shopping cart challenge at IDEO (link to IDEO shopping cart challenge), the design team split up into four groups to conduct some field-based research into how people make, use and repair shopping carts. This is an example of which of the following boundary spanning activities?    

Answer- D. Ambassador activities

Explanation- Ambassador Activity protects the team and convinces others to support the team so that they provide information to the team without the team members interacting with the external people. On the other hand, Task Coordinator and Scout activities interact with the external organization to obtain information for the innovation process. Task coordinator is the activity in which the team members coordinate with the people in other functional areas (example, people who make and repair the shopping cart). Scout activities relate to information obtained about the competitors and technology or the industry. Hierarchical sensitivity is the degree to which criticises or weighs the member’s recommendations.

50. During one of our weekly Friday discussion exercises, we asked you to work as a team to make paper airplanes. In the first round of the airplane manufacturing process, each paper plane worker built his or her own planes from start to finish. When each plane was finished, it was put in a central location for quality inspection. This example demonstrated which type of task interdependence?

Answer- b. pooled

Explanation- In pooled interdependence, the tasks in the group are performed separately by each individual and then they ‘pile’ up the work to represent the team’s output.

Other options- sequential interdependence follow a prescribed order to perform a task; in reciprocal interdependence, each task needs to be interacted with other tasks to and fro to complete the task; in comprehensive interdependence, the team need to interact with each other more to arrive at a solution for the task.