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The Marshmallow Challenge is a design exercise that encourages creative collaboration and problem-solving among teams.
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The Marshmallow Challenge is a design exercise originally created by Peter Skillman. It involves teams of participants building the tallest free-standing structure using limited materials, with a marshmallow placed on top.
The challenge promotes creative collaboration and problem-solving skills. Teams must work together to ideate, plan, and construct their structure within a limited timeframe. The activity highlights the importance of prototyping, testing, and iterating to achieve the best results.
The content clarifies that while the challenge was popularized by Tom Wujec, the original inventor was Peter Skillman. It encourages readers to watch Skillman's TED talk on the original version of the design challenge.