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The Marshmallow Challenge

February 14, 2018 By Keith Bendis

One of the exercises we do at executive workshops  is the Marshmallow Challenge.  This exercise is based on a TED Talk by Tom Wujec.  The participants are divided into teams of four.

Each team is given:

  • 20 sticks of spaghetti
  • 1 yard of string
  • 1 yard of tape
  • I marshmallow.

The challenge is to build the largest, free standing structure with the marshmallow on top in 18 minutes.

This exercise reveals:

1 The deep lessons of collaboration

2. Provides a shared experience

3. Provides a common languagey@creative

4. Shows the importance of prototypes

5. and as Wujec explains, Design is a contact sport

At a workshop it’s a great icebreaker and a way for participants to get to know each other.



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Keith Bendis is a graphic facilitator (graphic recorder) and illustrator who does graphic recording and illustration for companies and organizations throughout the U.S and in Europe. Keith lives in Columbia County New York, a short 2 hours from NYC and Boston.

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