The opinions of the article do not necessarily reflect the position of Trajectorya. This post is the result of a co-operative learning exercise developed by participants of the Training Course “Mind Your Business” Developing Learning competences for social entrepreneurship (Estonia, July 2012).
The team decided that no specific strategy was needed for such an easy mission. It turned out that we were quite right, as we accomplished the challenge in about 20 minutes.
First exchange:
Who: Jaak & his friend: Estonian couple in their twenties sunbathing by the Liberty Monument
Object: balloon for a green pen
Key to success: direct question, a bit of background explanation
Second exchange:
Who: Marika & her friend: middle-aged Estonian couple chatting on a bench in the city centre
Object: green pen for black pen
Key to success: same as above
Third exchange:
Who: Mairi: Volunteer at Traveller Info Centre & Tours
Object: black pen for pack of tea
Key to success: some explanations, chatting
Some failures:
One lady reading a book simply said that she didn’t have time
Two girls selling tourist guides and almonds said they had nothing that could be exchanged
Fourth mission:
Refreshing cold Estonian beer! 🙂
The A Team: Sasha, Ramon, Tadas and Piotr.