Background. Modern organizations are increasingly reliant on teams, and many organizations are subsequently concerned with the development of interventions that can improve the performance of teams. Escape rooms are beginning to receive attention as a potential avenue to facilitate team-based research. Escape rooms are team-based recreational activities that require a team of individuals to work together and think critically in order to solve a series of puzzles or challenges to escape a room. Purpose. This article provides considerations for researchers and organizations alike concerning the development of an escape room for team-based research, its methodological applications, and challenges associated with the use of escape rooms in research. Developmental considerations include issues such as an escape room’s location and size, financial considerations, theme development, other characteristics of the escape room, the development of puzzles and challenges, prototyping efforts, and the development of hints. Conclusion. Research considerations include the use of observational and survey methods in data collection, measurement of team processes and team performance, and how elements of an escape room influence teamwork and problem solving. Various challenges associated with the use of escape rooms in team-based research include considerations for dealing with cheating behavior, providing hints to participants, and resetting the room between experimental trials.

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使用密室进行团队研究：了解发展、考虑和挑战

背景。现代组织越来越依赖团队，许多组织随后关注可以提高团队绩效的干预措施的开发。密室逃脱作为促进团队研究的潜在途径开始受到关注。密室逃脱是一种以团队为基础的娱乐活动，需要一群人一起工作并进行批判性思考，以解决一系列难题或挑战以逃离密室。目的。本文为研究人员和组织等提供了关于开发用于团队研究的逃生室、其方法学应用以及与在研究中使用逃生室相关的挑战的考虑因素。发展考虑包括逃生室的位置和大小等问题，财务考虑、主题开发、逃生室的其他特征、谜题和挑战的开发、原型制作以及提示的开发。结论。研究考虑包括在数据收集中使用观察和调查方法，衡量团队流程和团队绩效，以及逃生室的元素如何影响团队合作和问题解决。在基于团队的研究中与使用逃生室相关的各种挑战包括处理作弊行为的考虑、向参与者提供提示以及在实验试验之间重置房间。研究考虑包括在数据收集中使用观察和调查方法，衡量团队流程和团队绩效，以及逃生室的元素如何影响团队合作和问题解决。在基于团队的研究中与使用逃生室相关的各种挑战包括处理作弊行为的考虑、向参与者提供提示以及在实验试验之间重置房间。研究考虑包括在数据收集中使用观察和调查方法，衡量团队流程和团队绩效，以及逃生室的元素如何影响团队合作和问题解决。在基于团队的研究中与使用逃生室相关的各种挑战包括处理作弊行为的考虑、向参与者提供提示以及在实验试验之间重置房间。