The Challenge 20 sticks of spaghetti Monday, March 15, 2010 + one yard tape + one yard string + one marshmallow Simple Activity Deep Lessons Monday, March 15, 2010 Lesson One: Prototyping Matters Monday, March 15, 2010 Typical Progress Monday, March 15, 2010 Typical Progress Start Monday, March 15, 2010 18 Minutes 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Minutes 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Minutes 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Minutes 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Ta-Da! Minutes 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Oh-Oh! Minutes Who Consistently Performs Poorly? Monday, March 15, 2010 Recent Business School Graduates Monday, March 15, 2010 Who Consistently Performs Well? Monday, March 15, 2010 Recent Kindergarten School Graduates Monday, March 15, 2010 Why? Monday, March 15, 2010 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Ta-Da! Minutes Business Students 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Ta-Da! Minutes Business Students Kindergarten Students 0 18 Orient Monday, March 15, 2010 Plan Build Ta-Da! Minutes Prototype Refine Monday, March 15, 2010 Lesson Two: Diverse Skills Matter Monday, March 15, 2010 Monday, March 15, 2010 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business School Students 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students Kindergarten 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students Kinder- Architects & garten Engineers 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students Kinder- Architects & CEOs garten Engineers 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students Kinder- Architects & CEOs garten Engineers CEOs & Executive Admins 30 Specialized Skills + Facilitation Skills = Success 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Business Lawyers School Students Kinder- Architects & CEOs garten Engineers CEOs & Executive Admins Lesson Three: Incentives Magnify Outcomes Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Team Performance Monday, March 15, 2010 Average Team Performance 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average Team Performance 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average Team Performance 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High Stakes 30 AUTODESK INC. 111 McInnis Parkway San Rafael, Californiax 20 $10,000 00 Marshmallow Challenge PAY TO THE ORDER OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS 10 IN THE AMOUNT OF Authorization 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High Stakes 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High Stakes 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High Stakes Four 30 Months Later ... 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average Team Performance 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 High Stakes - Informed Attempt 30 20 10 0 Height (Inches) Monday, March 15, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Monday, March 15, 2010 Incentives Monday, March 15, 2010 + Low Skills ≠ Success Incentives Monday, March 15, 2010 + Low Skills ≠ Success Incentives + ≠ Success Incentives + Skills = High Success Monday, March 15, 2010 Low Skills Why Conduct the Marshmallow Challenge? Monday, March 15, 2010 Help Teams Identify the Marshmallow in their Projects. Monday, March 15, 2010 Monday, March 15, 2010 Shared Experience Monday, March 15, 2010 Shared Experience Common Language Monday, March 15, 2010 Shared Experience Common Language Prototyping & Facilitation Monday, March 15, 2010 MarshmallowChallenge.com The Marshmallow Challenge About the Challenge The marshmallow challenge is a design collaboration game intended to help teams experience fundamental dynamics of teamwork as well as break the ice in brainstorming and collaboration sessions. Monday, March 15, 2010 About Host Photos Videos Links MarshmallowChallenge.com The Marshmallow Challenge Hosting a Challenge Running a marshmallow challenge is easy. The ingredients cost only a few dollars and the time invested is less than an hour. About Host Photos Videos Step One: Find a Venue, Willing Teams and Reasons. Step Two: Get the Ingredients. Step Three: Set up the Environment. Step Four: Equip the Tables. Monday, March 15, 2010 Links MarshmallowChallenge.com The Marshmallow Challenge Monday, March 15, 2010 About Host Photos Videos Links MarshmallowChallenge.com The Marshmallow Challenge About Host Photos Videos World’s Largest Marshmallow Challenge 800 People Monday, March 15, 2010 Links The Marshmallow Challenge Monday, March 15, 2010