Despite this bias, the researchers found that the collaborative problem solving team implementation was frequently inconsistent and below desired levels of fidelity.

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The syllabus includes problem solving, team working and communication tasks at the Ministry of Defence's airfield at Boscombe Down.

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Players are set a series of tasks which challenge any preconceptions and encourage development in problem solving and team working skills.

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They are teaching this in the classroom, and encouraging the application of innovative thinking, experiential learning, and team problem solving to business, technology and social problems and issues.

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The current record is 26 ft 8in and belongs to the students of Jerry Havills Team Problem Solving Course at Bay de Noc Community College (all USA) in Escanaba, USA, on 23 July 2009.

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That can lead to "dueling solutions, " as a team argues about solving a problem that hasn't been properly identified.

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Connecting directly and in-person with customers arms you with concrete stories that you can take back to your team to work on solving real problems.

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The German team is carrying out research aimed at solving the mystery.

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When you are deciding on a strategic direction, solving a dispute, or are dividing project labor among your management team, you are in a negotiation.

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The team, including Nicola Clayton and Nathan Emery, discovered that the eight pairs were happy to cooperate, with some pairs solving the task straight away, others taking a day or two to work out that team-work was the key to getting their nibbles.

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