Monday, 11 November 2013

Survivor - Questions

  1. How did your group make decisions when the candidates had to be ranked. Give a specific example.
  2. Who influenced the decisions in your group? How did he/she do this?
  3. How was conflict managed in your group? What conflict styles were used?
  4. Rate out of 10 your overall satisfaction with your group's decision on who should be allowed to stay in the Biosphere, with 10 being extremely satisfied and 1 being not satisfied at all. Give an explanation for why you chose this rating.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Conflict Resolution - Day 2

After you participated in the group activity, please complete the following questions and send them in as a logbook entry.
  1. What role did you have? Paul, Christy, Mediator or Scribe
  2. Was your group able to mend the harm done between Paul and Christy? Explain your answer in at least four sentences.
  3. Christy's Viewpoint
    • What was Christy’s conflict style before Paul’s outburst?
    • If you were Christy, would you have approached the problem with Paul differently? How so?
  4. Paul's Viewpoint
    • What was Paul’s conflict style before his outburst?
    • If you were Paul, would you have approached the problem with Christy differently? How so?
  5. Provide three suggestions on how we can avoid conflict like this from arising in The Cave.
Just in case you've forgotten, the Conflict Styles are:

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Conflict Resolution - Day 1

You will need today's handout (Conflict Resolution Day 1 booklet) in order to complete this logbook entry.

Please complete the following. All answers can be put into a logbook entry and then sent to me by the end of the class.

  1. Read the Assumptions page in the booklet.
    • Give an example of an assumption you or another person made that led to a misunderstanding. You must have been involved in the situation. When you describe the assumption, you must include a description of the intent, action and effect. Your answer must be at least four sentences.
  2. Complete the conflict style questionnaire in the booklet. 
    • What is your conflict style(s) according to this questionnaire?
    • Do you agree with the results of this questionnaire? Why or why not?
  3. Give an example of a conflict you have encountered in the past. 
    • Describe in detail what the conflict was about and your role in it. 
    • What conflict style did you use? Give evidence that you used that particular conflict style.
    • Was the conflict resolved?