How student diversity in teams accelerates growth

“Before Teamship, students picked their own teams. This resulted in students working with people they already get along with. But, we know that won’t be the reality for them in future jobs.”

Rebecca Beeson, District C coach and teacher at Hamilton High School in Milwaukee Public Schools, put teams of students together this semester to help solve a business problem for Johnson Financial Group. By intentionally creating diverse teams and integrating District C’s coaching philosophies, the students built psychological safety with each other to work through the business problem, establish trust, and take risks.

Having different perspectives come together and collaborate, Rebecca saw a vast improvement in students’ teamwork skills. 👏