I felt that I personally used collaborating to handle the potential for chaos during the class decision making process. I knew that it would almost seem impossible to just get it one’s way. Everyone had different wants and not all can be implemented in a decision making process. We all needed to come together and bargain and negotiate and come with a reasonable solution that would satisfy everyone in one way or another. Everyone’s multiple insights helped narrow down choices as well as combine certain options so that we can all benefit.
In my opinion, collaborating is an effective method in handing conflict. It provides an opportunity for everyone to have a voice to share their approach on the situation. This permits everyone to have an open mind for new ideas shared. Acknowledging everyone’s opinions helped the class to find a successful decision that affected us all in a positive way.
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I feel as though people were more driven by their self interests and we didn't really reach a successful decision. I think by the end of the class, everyone was so eager to just come to an agreement that they compromised with whatever the majority was in favor of. The fact that we left the second test to the professor's discretion is proof of that, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the fact that collaborating and negotiating is very important when making a decision as a team. During our class decision making exercise, everyone who had an idea was able to voice it, and although not everybody's wants were achieved, we were able to come to a decision that I think benefits the entire class.
ReplyDeleteI was also surprised by the way the class worked together. I think our leader positioned herself and managed the chaos very well. It is interesting that you mention the fact that most of class members were engaged in “collaboration.” I feel that even though the final results were collaborative, the process was mainly people yelling out what personally benefited them and seeing if anyone disagreed. If even one person disagreed, many of the ideas were scratched out, and no further collaboration happened. So, it was more or less a step-by-step elimination process.
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