Minimum Teamship Requirements
Each Teamship experience must be administered in alignment with the minimum Teamship requirements.
| Teamship IS… | Teamship is NOT… |
|---|---|
| Facilitated by a Teamship Certified Coach. | Facilitated by someone who has not been certified as a Teamship Coach. |
| Structured for teams of 3-4 students, with teams of 2 or 5 permitted only in exceptional cases. | Students working alone or in groups of 6 or more. |
| Teams working together on a single, shared solution and presentation. | Students splitting up tasks to create separate ideas or presenting disconnected work. |
| A team to Coach ratio that allows for meaningful, regularly-occurring team-based and individualized feedback. | A team to Coach ratio that does not allow for meaningful, regularly-occurring team-based and individualized feedback. |
| Coached and facilitated in a manner consistent with the Teamship Coaching Philosophy. | Coached or facilitated in a manner counter to the Teamship Philosophy. |
| Designed to focus on student growth throughout the entire process (from launch to Pitch), with opportunities for ongoing feedback and support. | Designed to be evaluated based only on the final Pitch Event or treated as a one-time performance. |
| Designed at least 20 hours of active student engagement over the course of the cycle. | A short or surface-level experience less than 20 hours. |
| A team-based experience that requires regular (at least twice per week), synchronous collaboration among students. | A completely asynchronous or independent experience. |
| Centered on a real problem for a real business. | Centered on case studies or theoretical problems. |
| Designed to give students multiple, two-way interactions with their business partner to ask questions, share ideas, and receive feedback. | Designed for less than two interactions with business partners. Limited to one-way communication. |
| Designed for teams to present their ideas for 5–10 minutes and engage in a live Q&A with their business partner for an additional 5–15 minutes, allowing for feedback, dialogue, and deeper thinking. | Pitches shorter than 5 minutes or Q&A sessions that are skipped or under 5 minutes. |
| Structured to align with the Design Process as outlined by Teamship. | Structured counter to the Design Process as outlined by Teamship. |
| Aligned to the current Teamship roadmap and slide deck, following sequence and pacing. | Freely restructured or modified in ways that disrupt the core Teamship flow or omit key components. |
| Structured to include at least 10 of the 12 Teamship tools, including the foundational tools that anchor the process (Questioning, Take 5, and Solo Flight). | Missing 3 or more tools from the Teamship framework. Skipping core tools disrupts the flow and intent of the experience. |
| Structured to reference and develop all 4 Teamship Mindsets | Missing references to 1 or more Teamship Mindset |
| Planned and implemented with the awareness and support of the Teamship team to ensure alignment with the Teamship model. | Run without Teamship’s knowledge or involvement. |