The marshmallow challenge

The marshmallow challenge is the team-working challenge introduced in TED. The key concepts of this is to notice the importance of team unity and trial-error process. Each team is distributed tape (one meter), string (one meter), spagetti (20), and marshmallow. The goal is build up as higher as possible and compete the height of marshmallow on the building. Many of group challenged this project, such as college students, high school, professionals, and so on. The group who recorded the highest is kindergarten students: about 90 cm. The lowest is business school students: 40 cm. What makes the difference is amount of discussion held in the assigned time. Business school students discussed as much as they can before they build in order not to make a mistakes (in this case, in order not to collapse it). They try to build it higher without any risk, it won't succeed. In contrast, kindergarten students initially challenge to build and modify if necessary. Their concept is "we just repair it if it needed."

My team could build 50 cm tower in first trial. It is average height. We spent too much on constructing.