They used their car trips to the sponsor to get to know each other better. They put their varied interests to good use and came up with a successful design solution. By the end of the semester, they had become friends and gained design experience they would use in their careers. An effective team is one that accepts the strengths and weaknesses of its members and seeks to capitalize on each member's strengths. It takes ownership of the project and sees that each member's ideas are accepted into the design process.
Members realize that everyone's contributions to the project are important.
Even though team members will perform different tasks during the project, all tasks contribute effectively to the end goal. Teamworks is a project of the Team Engineering Collaboratory .