Aims and Objectives
This workshop formed part of Tuschemy’s Development and Empowerment Series and aimed to build on the self-awareness developed in Workshop 1, introducing communication as the next key skill for the Factory team’s ongoing growth and development.
Workshop Overview
Through back-to-back Lego building, partners constructed identical structures using verbal instruction alone, with no face-to-face contact. A blindfold activity pushed this further, requiring teammates to guide a blindfolded colleague using verbal description alone — reinforcing just how much we rely on visual cues in everyday communication, and how precision and trust fill the gap when those cues are removed. Structured discussion around communication statements then challenged each team member to examine their own assumptions before sharing with the group.
Key Insights
The team mapped the steps of effective communication as: sender → message → receiver → listen → understanding → confirmation → feedback. When ranking their communication skills, attitudes and values, message clarity, active listening, and transparency and honesty came out on top.
Outcomes
The Factory team engaged fully and enthusiastically throughout, with the activities reinforcing that effective communication requires as much from the listener as from the speaker — a valuable insight for a team whose work depends on precision and trust every single day.
