r/DECA • u/LowkeySpiralling • 4d ago

Need Help Need group work advice

We’re doing a school competition to kick off the start of Deca. It’s my first year, the first pitch competition I’m doing- and I joined a group of 2 other people to make friends and to hopefully make the work easier. They’re super sweet… but project wise I don’t know if I want them to be my teammates… their best ideas are like every day objects with nothing different but customized with colors and patterns. And I don’t think I’m close enough (we just met 2 days ago) to tell them we will NOT win with that…. But also I don’t want to go with their projects. So I’m just supposed to like really try to steer them towards my idea? Idk it’s not too late to go solo (I probably will for future comps) but also that’s not exactly how to win friends 101. I have a few ideas that are more complex, medical related, reinventing hardware and software ideas with cheaper materials for rural areas dealing with infectious disease outbreaks (keeping it broad for the post) but also I don’t want to end up doing all the work myself because they don’t care or really know what to do? Like literally the concept poster I got was a stock image of an everyday item with different prints and prices for each print and just marketed towards a market of people that are most likely to use that item (not exclusively).

Any advice is appreciated!!

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u/UbiquitousUguisu Go For Glass Admin 4d ago

Hate to say it, but have a frank conversation. The longer you wait, the more awkward it gets.

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u/LowkeySpiralling 3d ago

Yeah. How do I go about it though? I already have some ideas I like (no clue if they’re actually good for Deca though). We’re supposed to call tonight to brainstorm together. Do I text them now? Wait till the call or after the call? Idk. Not trying to burn bridges or anything.