PairDraw

• N people: 4*N sheets of paper
• N pens (many colors)
• tape for hanging drawings
• desk/tables for drawing
• space around tables for people to pair up
• space on a wall to tape the drawings to (there will be 4*N sheets of paper!)

• hand out two sheets of white paper, and one pen per person
• Facilitator: "keep track of your impressions and feelings as you draw"
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so. Make it a human face please! You can draw the face any way you wish.
  • Tell them when 15 seconds are let and when 5 seconds are left.
  • Some people will draw the facilitator!
  • The 60 seconds will be plenty of time. Some people will finish very quickly and just sit there. Some will continue adding bits and pieces.
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so
• Put your initials on the drawings
• Facilitator: gather up the drawings, tape them to a wall, leave space for further drawings

• ask everyone to choose a partner
  • if odd number, facilitator will partner up
• hand out two sheets of white paper per pair
• Ensure each partner has a different colored pen
• Facilitator: "keep track of your impressions"
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so
  • Tell them when 15 seconds are let and when 5 seconds are left. You may have to get people to stop.
  • It will generally take longer for them to finish. Some will be pressured at the end to complete their drawings
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so
• Facilitator: gather up the drawings, tape them to the wall, place the solo and the pair drawings side by side

• Facilitator asks the following (in order!) Some previous answers are in italics:
• Was it more fun to draw alone or in a pair?
  • more fun in pairs because of socializing
  • more fun when each took turns
  • liked the shared responsibility
  • more of an adventure
• Here are the solo and pair drawings. What do you notice is the same or different about the two sets?
  • Pair draw is 'better' than the worst of the solo drawing
  • ...not necessarily better than the 'best' of the solo drawings
  • pair drawings have features the solo ones do not have
  • pair drawings have features from both partners
  • generally more features; more elaborate in pair drawings; more details; more personality;
  • solution comes out of a larger solution space
• Which are more artistic or original - the solo or pair drawings?
  • pair drawings are more 'unique'
• What did you like about drawing in a pair?
  • used whatever new resources are available (i.e. 2 colors) in Pair
  • pair draw kept us on track
  • shared the responsibility of the outcome
  • lack of pressure
  • creativity
  • rythmn started
  • feels like no effort; "effortless"
• What didn't you like about drawing in a pair?
  • starting was hard; "the blank sheet of paper"
  • more pressure at the end
  • could be more 'artistic' when solo
  • More ego in solo "Let me show off"
• Think of the interactions you had with your partner. There were various phases to what you did. You may have discussed things first or just started drawing. What are some other things that happened?
  • 2nd picture: we adjusted our levels
  • continued to participate even though I felt that my partner was a better artist
  • In Pair draw, 1 person dominates
• What was harder to do when you were pairing?
  • difficult to start drawing: need a bit of discussion first
• What was easier to do when you were pairing?
• Some of you were paired with partners who have substantially different skill levels. What was that like? How did you feel?
• optional: What was it like not knowing what your pair would draw next?
• optional: Did you find yourself concentrating more or less during pairing?

• ask everyone to change partners
• hand out two sheets of white paper per pair
  • Ensure each partner has a different colored pen
• Facilitator: "keep track of your feelings and impressions"
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so
  • Tell them when 15 seconds are let and when 5 seconds are left. You will have to put in some effort to get people to stop.
  • Some pairs will have a tough time finishing.
  • There will be much more talking. Much louder too.
• Draw 1 face on 1 sheet of paper, there will be 60 seconds to do so

• Did anyone have trouble finishing? Why?
• I noticed that there's much more talking now. Why?
  • felt freer
  • learned lessons from the previous drawing
• Your new partners have different styles and skill levels than your previous partners. What was that like for you? How did you adjust to your new partner?
• How was this session different from the previous one?
  • Had more communication. The drawing came out better.
  • More trust in my partner
  • More facial profiles came out this time
• What were some of the hard parts this time around?
  • trouble starting; got stuck How did you unstick? someone just started doing something
  • Did some DBUF Did that work for you? not really. we had to hurry to finish
  • One person started, then partner made a drastic shift. Why weren't you thinking like me?
• What would happen if you kept on pairing over a long period of time? Why?
  • Drawings would get more sophisticated over time
  • Pairs would get more focused
  • Pairs would get more orthodox

• Facilitator: We've discussed pair drawing. Let's talk about Pair programming.
• how do you think the simulation differs from real-world pair-programming?
  • There are no tests, the UTs are missing
  • No verification
  • It doesn't matter with the PairDraw
• what are the benefits of pair programming?
  • Sharing of knowledge; dissemination of ideas, knowledge and other resources
  • Constant review; continuous review of tasks at hand
  • Better solutions; solutions drawn from a larger solution space
  • Fun, social interaction
  • Focus; tend to focus more on the task at hand
  • Backup; if someone is sick or on vacation, their partner is still available; lower "bus factor"
• What are some things you can do to get better at pair programming?
• what are the challenges in pair programming?
  • Too concentrated on Pair Programming; excluding other tasks that need to be done
  • Need for very complicated communication; trying to communicate an intuition, perhaps without hard evidence; percentage of coding is art, difficult to communicate
  • Distraction of interpersonal problems
  • Personal freedom/flexibility is curtailed
  • Flow is disrupted by partner
  • Easy tasks take longer
  • Feel more responsibility for the time

• Facilitator: Here is the list of challenges that you have identified. Let's brainstorm some solutions for them