Make a house out of marshmallows and spaghetti

[dyslexiauntied]

Was asked to do this yesterday at a job/employment seminar.
Can anyone tell me why??!!

[askyourgran]

Of course its an American invention, team building etc, what it has to do with actual work beats me. For those who do not know you it is supposed to bring out your personality and show them that you can think on your feet.

Who has been zapped?

[scotman]

I think this is a variant of several types designed to see how people function 'out of their comfort zone'

[EngTeach]

I hate these team building exercises too. Yet, at every teacher training day we must engage in them. One time I was asked to face a colleague and tell them all the things I love about them and things I dislike. Another time we had to discuss our favorite cheese and find someone else who had chosen the same cheese.

While I have employed "team building" in my classroom, it is usually when something has warranted it: a fight or I feel we need a break and need to shake things up a bit. Kids do enjoy these types of things. But as an adult, I find them annoying and these workshop leaders are big on them.

[Answerprancer]

Sounds like some whacko 'tried and tested' psychobabble lateral thinking test to me !
Just play into their hands, think carefully and and tell them what you think they want to hear. (don't if unsure)
I did exactly this in a job interview - they made me take a multiple choice 'psycho-test' and I got the picture, answered all the questions in this way and passed.
I got the job out of a shortlist of 20 other applicants.
I quit the job after 6 months because it didn't work out for me - shows how 'accurate' their assessment was :-/