Blog Topic 2: Values and Vision Thoughts

Hello Team,

There are definitely a lot of questions in this one. I will try and give my thoughts on them one at a time.

1.) Doing it Repeatedly
I think that by doing the blind square multiple times it allows for a group of people to get to know each other. Most relationships can be formed when people experience or go through something together. The exercise is used as an icebreaker because it allows people to solve a problem and tough through the experience together, thereby forming a common bond. So in essence, I think by doing it repeatedly, you get to be comfortable around new people.

2.) Frustration of Being a Non-New Person
I was in this category, and did not feel frustrated, I think it because I was on the side of the square that was in the earlier numbers and not tangled.

3.) Onder's Experience of Failing Last time
I was not in the group that Onder was in, in my experience we were blindfolded outside in the night (which makes it much more exciting) and we managed to complete the square. I can't remember how long it took though. It was cool because we all felt a sort of camaraderie after.

4.) Incentive for Completing It
I think looking at the exercise from a monetary or "whats in it for me" mentality definitely destroys the whole cohesiveness of the activity. A lot of times in life we have to do things that do not provide any incentive, such as: helping others, teaching others, taking on an understudy or being a mentor at work, doing charitable work, or participating in an activity that helps raise money for a good cause.

5.) Intrinsic Value
Superficially this activity looks like it is just a way to frustrate a group into solving a problem. But below there is the value that I mentioned in number 1 above. Bonding with others to get through something together as a group, and forming relationships in the process.

6.) Motivation
I always want to try and do the best I can at different tasks, also I have learned that customers perception and the perception of others should not be sacrificed for making or getting that short term economic reward. Relationships are just as important, cause at some point we may be in a position when we need help.

If most people did things from purely an economic perspective, the world would look very different. There is nothing wrong, in my opinion with making a decision from an economic perspective, in business most of the time that is the case. We wouldn't need people to make decisions, computers could calculate the highest reward and we would all become zombies, but I don't think we would end up happy in that scenario. :)