Throughout your career, you’ll spend a substantial share of your professional time and effort as a member and/or leader of teams. This two-and-a-half day course will help you get ready to harness the potential of teams and to thrive as a team member and leader. The course relies heavily on game playing and game (re)design as avenues for understanding team dynamics. Across the course, you will not be a passive audience member or spectator, copying down someone else’s generic recipe for team success. Instead, you’ll be an active co-creator of your own individualized experience in the service of our two main course objectives: a) deepening your understanding of yourself as a team member and leader and b) building your knowledge of, and practicing behaviors related to, team dynamics and team success. Be prepared to engage in multiple forms of team activities, ranging from an intense multi-hour-long immersive simulation (a large-scale game) with coordination challenges across team roles (such as Navigator, Engineer, and Analyst) to an extended team design sprint, creating your own game modification that your team will showcase with classmates. Our learning environment will require and reward active participation, a willingness to support and engage with classmates, and a readiness to both give and receive candid, constructive feedback.
Students will engage in reading and reflection both before and after our two-and-a-half days of class time. Students are urged to review the syllabus for additional details.
Attendance is mandatory for the entire course.
Division: Management
Spring 2025
B8592 - 001
MBA - Half Block Week - Jan 21 - 23 | TWR
No Syllabus
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Tuesday, Wednesday
01/21/2025 - 01/22/2025
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Thursday
01/23/2025
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
B8592 - 002
MBA - Half Block Week - Jan 24 - 26 | FSaSu
No Syllabus
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Friday, Saturday
01/24/2025 - 01/25/2025
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Sunday
01/26/2025
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
Fall 2024
B8592 - 001
MBA - Half Block Week - SuMT (Aug 25 - Aug 27)
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Sunday, Monday
08/25/2024 - 08/26/2024
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Tuesday
08/27/2024
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
B8592 - 002
MBA - Half Block Week - WRF (Aug 28 - Aug 30)
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Wednesday, Thursday
08/28/2024 - 08/29/2024
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Friday
08/30/2024
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
Summer 2024
B8592 - 001
MBA - Half Block Week May - May 13 - 15 | MTW
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Monday, Tuesday
05/13/2024 - 05/14/2024
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Geffen 440
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Wednesday
05/15/2024
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Geffen 440
B8592 - 002
MBA - Half Block Week 2 - July 15 - 17 | MTW
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Monday, Tuesday
07/15/2024 - 07/16/2024
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Geffen 440
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Wednesday
07/17/2024
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Geffen 440
Spring 2024
B8592 - 001
MBA - Half Block Week - Jan 16 - 18 |TWR
Attendance at first class is mandatory for all enrolled students as well as those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop. Add/Drop closes on January 9.
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Tuesday, Wednesday
01/16/2024 - 01/18/2024
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Thursday
01/18/2024
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
Fall 2023
B8592 - 001
MBA - Half Block Week - SuMT (Aug 27 - Aug 29)
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Sunday, Monday
08/27/2023 - 08/29/2023
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Tuesday
08/27/2023 - 08/29/2023
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680
B8592 - 002
MBA - Half Block Week - WRF (Aug 30 - Sept 1)
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all enrolled students and those on a waitlist or who hope to add the class during Add/Drop.
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Wednesday, Thursday
08/30/2023 - 08/31/2023
9:00AM - 5:30PM
Kravis 680
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Friday
09/01/2023
8:30AM - 1:00PM
Kravis 680