Think about your course work team, a work team you are involved in for another course, or any other team suggested by the instructor. Indicate how often each of the following statements accurately reflects your experience in the team. Use this scale:

1 = Always 2 = Frequently 3 = Sometimes 4 = Never ____ 1. My ideas get a fair hearing.
____ 2. I am encouraged for innovative ideas and risk taking.
____ 3. Diverse opinions within the team are encouraged.
____ 4. I have all the responsibility I want.
____ 5. There is a lot of favoritism shown in the team.
____ 6. Members trust one another to do their assigned work.
____ 7. The team sets high standards of performance excellence.
____ 8. People share and change jobs a lot in the team.
____ 9. You can make mistakes and learn from them on this team.
____ 10. This team has good operating rules.

Procedure Form groups as assigned by your instructor. Ideally, this will be the team you have just rated. Have all team members share their ratings, and make one master rating for the team as a whole. Circle the items on which there are the biggest differences of opinion. Discuss those items and try to find out why they exist. In general, the better a team scores on this instrument, the higher its creative potential. If everyone has rated the same team, make a list of the five most important things members can do to improve its operations in the future. Nominate a spokesperson to summarize the team discussion for the class as a whole.