Plot

2. Plot • There were 5 mice getting ready for the winter season • 4 of them gathered food while Frederick “gathered” sun rays, colors, and words • During the winter months, the food started to run short • Frederick was then called upon to give the group his supplies • He gave the mice visions • Sun rays that kept them warm • Colors they were able to clearly see in their minds • Words that made them appreciate the four seasons

3. Relations to HLTH 365 • Functional Roles of Group Members • Team Creativity • Energy Bus • Cooperation • Tuckman’s Stages

4. Functional Roles of Group Members • 4 mice: Procedure developer • Handles routine tasks such as seating arrangements, obtaining equipment, and handing out pertinent papers • “The little mice began to gather corn and nuts and wheat and straw.” • Frederick: Feeling expresser • Makes explicit the feelings, moods, and relationships in the group; shares own feelings with others • “’Frederick, why don’t you work?’ they asked. ‘I do work,’ said Frederick. ‘I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days.’”

5. Team Creativity • “Important to understand the different approaches that people have to creativity.” – Team Creativity Handout • Frederick gathered his “supplies” • “Quick to form biased impressions of others, often based on stereotypes that obscure unique talents.” – Making Diverse Teams Click • Other mice were quick to label Frederick as lazy • “Encourage and respect new thinking.” – Practical Tips to Foster Creativity in Teams • By the end of the story, they began to respect this new way of preparing for the winter season

6. Energy Bus • Frederick • Be the driver of your own bus • Have a vision He wasn’t swayed by the decisions of the other mice to collect food • 4 mice • Don’t waste your energy on those who don’t get on your bus After Frederick told them what he was busy gathering, the other mice left him alone

7. Cooperation • Different tasks, but similar outcomes Collect food Gather visions Get through the winter season

8. Tuckman’s Stages • Forming – Mice trying to make it through the winter season • Storming – Different theories on how to prepare • Norming – Allowing Frederick to gather his visions while the other mice collect food • Performing – After the mice eat their food, they depend on Frederick to tell them his visions • Adjourning – N/A After 4 stages, they have the ability to be nourished both physically and mentally

9. Family

10. Feeling Expresser Bonnie Amato • Talks a mile a minute • Gives her input, even when it’s not necessary • Finds herself answering her own questions before the person she asked has a chance to answer

11. Team Creativity Me and Brian • Wanted to play small-sided soccer games in the basement but couldn’t because it wasn’t finished • Rugs • Make-shift goals • House rules

12. Energy Bus Family • Went to Cape Cod every year for vacation • Vision to go on a Caribbean cruise • April break, 2005

13. Cooperation Me and Brian • Had to share • Car • Chores

14. Tuckman’s Stages Family • Forming: N/A • Storming: Sport arguments with Dad • Norming: Share similar goals/visions • Performing: Playing well • Adjourning: Going to play at college