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Chapter 7Appreciative Intelligence at Work

None of us is as smart as all of us.Japanese proverb

Talk to any member of a FIRST team the day before the goals and rules of a new robotics competition are announced and the corresponding box of robot parts and game pieces arrive, and you’ll catch a contagious feeling of intense anticipation and excitement. Like the starting gun at a track event, receiving the rules and the kit of parts signals the beginning of a thrilling six-week race against time, resources, and budget constraints. Every day counts as teams of high school students and their mentors design and build a complicated robot that fits specified criteria and accomplishes feats like scooping up a ball, stacking objects, climbing steps, ...

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