Rivalry drains, cooperation builds: choose the game where the whole team wins.
Discover what drives a competitive attitude and the best way to respond to a competitor. Encourage competition through play, and favour cooperation within teams (and with machines).
25 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- what drives competitive behaviour and the right response to it
- cues for channelling competition through play, humour, and clear rules
- the case of Air France's mini-hackathons for shifting to a collaborative culture
Target audience
Anyone wanting more cooperation in their personal and professional life
Learning objectives
- Get the best out of competition for greater creativity and performance, without unhealthy rivalry.
- Adopt a caring attitude towards competitors and make sure rules and values are followed.
- Use group competition, humour, and lightness to spark a positive desire to win.
- Avoid judging competitors and help them let go.
Module outline
- Storytelling“The Duel of Arthur and Morgane”1'48A professional duel revealing the interplay between cooperation and competition
- Articles
- John Carlisle's "Game Theory"
- Reflecting on cooperation with machines
- Moving beyond binary thinking (Cooperating = win-win)
- Expert video“Competition or Cooperation”12'03An analysis of competitive culture from school onward, its impact in the workplace, and the shift to a collaborative culture
- AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
