For our first meeting back, the SAIL Pathfinders welcomed our new members, spent some time learning (and reviewing) basic drill, and engaged in a team-building and communications-skill exercise. The Pathfinders (and staff) were split into teams, and each team had builders, runners, and lookers. The object was to replicate a statue made of gumdrops and toothpicks, but the challenge was that only the lookers could see the original. They tried to describe it to the runners, who relayed the message to the builders. The builders could ask questions to the runners, who relayed those to the lookers, and so on. It was a fun but challenging exercise, sometimes frustrating, sometimes rather funny, but ultimately both teams were able to build something similar to the (perhaps overly complex) model, and learn a few things about how to share information, how to collaborate, and how to better understand the challenges and limitations other team members may be facing. Next weekend we are looking forward to volunteering at the Lake Travis Cleanup, our first service project of the year.
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