Kategorier: Alle - decision-making - solutions - cohesion - problem-solving

av bryan julian 6 år siden

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Small Group

Small groups are often formed to accomplish specific goals, which can be task-oriented or relational-oriented. Task-oriented groups focus on solving problems, generating ideas, or promoting causes.

Small Group

Small Group

Solving Process

Implement and assess to solutions
Subtopic
Steps that lead to better solution

See people's reaction about the pilot test

Do a pilot test to observe the effectiveness of the solution

Poll those who will be affected by the solution

Shouldn't be rushed

Lead into bad solutions

Evaluate solutions
Evaluate outside

Delay the final decision in order to get a better agreement

Tasks

Would be wise to make a set list of criteria for evaluating each solution

Analyze each solution based on its potential effects

Evaluated based on

Worth

Completeness

Credibility

Generate possible solutions
Many problems are multifaceted

Making sure to have multiple solutions for each part

necessary for group members to generate solutions for each part of the problem separately

Think what we could do
Shouldn't be evaluated

Clarified

Proposed

Analyze the problems
Steps

Looking forward to the other steps

Begin setting out an agenda or timeline for the group’s problem-solving process

Discuss the potential causes of the difficulty

Define the problems

Avoid wording in the problem statement or question that hints at potential solutions

Should be able to compose a single sentence that summarizes the problem

Problem statement

Elements of problems

Obstacles in the way

The goal or more desirable situation

The current undesirable situation

Advantages

Wider exposure to diversity
Increase knowledge
Broaden our perspective
More synergy between members
Produces better products than individual does
Heightened quality of interactions
The potential for gains in performance
More shared resources
More fair of a decision making

Cohesion

Social

Higher social cohesion

The attraction and liking among group members

Task

Still need some degree of social cohesion in order to be balance

Determined by the purpose of the group

Higher task cohesion

The commitment of group members to the purpose and activities of the group

Establish an overall group climate

Types

Relational-oriented
Decision making

Not aiming at completing discrete tasks or debating specific ideas or courses of action

Directed at strengthening or repairing relationships

Focused on quality interactions that contribute to the well-being of group members

Promote interpersonal connections

Task-oriented
Require honed problem-solving skills
Structure

More rigid

Type of tasks

Problem solving

Discussion

Production

Aim

Generate ideas or information

Promote a cause

Formed to solve a problem