Team Communication

Constructive collaboration means that a student actively communicates and contributes to the team process. This includes things like attending daily stand-ups and informing what you have done and will do, exchanging ideas during meetings, and helping each other where needed. Effective communication ensures everyone is on the same page and promotes the team solving problems together and meeting deadlines, in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.

Concretely, this also means that the student listens to others, is open to feedback, and discusses any conflicts or misunderstandings directly. In a creative technology team – where design, user experience, and technical implementation come together – it is crucial to continuously align to prevent miscommunication.

Key Points

• You regularly share your progress and any blockers with the group in daily stand-ups.
• You help a teammate with a problem (as far as feasible), think along about solutions during group meetings, and align your work with that of others.
• In case of disagreement or different insights, the student engages in respectful conversation. Feedback to fellow students is given constructively, and conversely, the student takes feedback from others not defensively but as an opportunity to learn.