Working In Groups
Working in Groups
Difference between decision making and problem solving in a team The difference between decision making and problem solving in a team is that decision making forces a judgment to be made whether it's the one thought of by pone member of the team or an alternative while the problem solving is a process that allows the team to think the problem through in order to access the best possible way of dealing with it with little or no repercussions.
Decision making is broken down into brainstorming (as many ideas are thought of as possible in a short time frame), (DOT) Decreasing Options Technique (the revision of such ideas into a summary or manageable amount), (NGT) Nominal Group Technique (allows the inclusion of silent ideas …show more content…
Effects on group decision making The influences of politics on the group process are: (1) the existence of hidden agendas and political interest at meetings etc, (2) the true reasons for opposing a proposal are not voiced, (3) the withholding of pertinent information which would obviously influence the result of a debate or discussion as a way of controlling the progress or outcome. To minimize the affects of politics, there should be clear procedures set in place.
The influence of preexisting preferences on the group process is that decisions are already made before entering the discussion or meeting. We can go as far as having ideas of who we want in charge and how each assignment is to be done along with deadlines. To minimize the affects of preexisting preferences, the existence of procedures will ensure that each step is at least considered or touched upon before the final decision is made by the …show more content…
The advantages of argumentativeness in a team are: (1) the promotion of understanding because not all members think or reason in the same way, (2) the promotion of critical thinking because the evaluation of arguments in a group encourages the group to think more critically and be flexible in that thinking., (3) enhances persuasion because those members which are better experienced or skilled with this can influence the rest or the group by persuading them, (4) avoidance of groupthink because flawed decisions can be made due to conflict and (5) improvement of group decision making because not only is the decision just made but the consequences are also
Difference between decision making and problem solving in a team The difference between decision making and problem solving in a team is that decision making forces a judgment to be made whether it's the one thought of by pone member of the team or an alternative while the problem solving is a process that allows the team to think the problem through in order to access the best possible way of dealing with it with little or no repercussions.
Decision making is broken down into brainstorming (as many ideas are thought of as possible in a short time frame), (DOT) Decreasing Options Technique (the revision of such ideas into a summary or manageable amount), (NGT) Nominal Group Technique (allows the inclusion of silent ideas …show more content…
Effects on group decision making The influences of politics on the group process are: (1) the existence of hidden agendas and political interest at meetings etc, (2) the true reasons for opposing a proposal are not voiced, (3) the withholding of pertinent information which would obviously influence the result of a debate or discussion as a way of controlling the progress or outcome. To minimize the affects of politics, there should be clear procedures set in place.
The influence of preexisting preferences on the group process is that decisions are already made before entering the discussion or meeting. We can go as far as having ideas of who we want in charge and how each assignment is to be done along with deadlines. To minimize the affects of preexisting preferences, the existence of procedures will ensure that each step is at least considered or touched upon before the final decision is made by the …show more content…
The advantages of argumentativeness in a team are: (1) the promotion of understanding because not all members think or reason in the same way, (2) the promotion of critical thinking because the evaluation of arguments in a group encourages the group to think more critically and be flexible in that thinking., (3) enhances persuasion because those members which are better experienced or skilled with this can influence the rest or the group by persuading them, (4) avoidance of groupthink because flawed decisions can be made due to conflict and (5) improvement of group decision making because not only is the decision just made but the consequences are also