CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS ACTION PLAN

ADENA EDWARDSSOC/110

NOVEMBER 30, 2015KELLY SIMPSON

CONFLICT STYLES

• Encountered while working in groups:

• Avoidance• Accommodation• competition• compromise • collaboration

(Google., 2014, April 14)

CONFLICT STYLES CONT’D.

• Approach to conflict change in the future:• Understand my own habitual thinking styles• Contrast constructively and destructively• Attentively listen to other members’ habitual thinking styles• Utilize various ways of conflict management strategies

(Google., 2014, April 14)

GROUP COHESION STRATEGIES

• Apply in future team work:• Create a group identity and traditions• Put emphasis on teamwork• Identify and give bonuses for contributions• Highly esteem group members

(Google., 2014, April 14).

GROUP COHESION STRATEGIES

Avoid causes of Groupthink:• Highly cohesive• Structural flaws• Situation is volatile

(Google., 2014, April 14).

DECISION-MAKING STYLE• Personal decision-making• Rational • Intuitive • Dependent

(Google., 2014, April 14).

DECISION-MAKING STYLE CONT’D.

• Application for future group:• Ensuring everyone contributes all information • Discuss undecided decision and ask feedback • Attentively listen to opinions, suggestions, and arguments• Explanation for the reason of the decision I anticipate to make

APPROACH PROBLEM

Problem solving in the future based on what I learned in this class: • Structured Problem Solving:• Balanced participation• Conflict resolution• Organization• Group empowerment

(Google., 2014, April 14)

Google. (2014, April 14)

APPROACH PROBLEM

A Single Question Format strategy and application for future group:• Identify the problem• Create a collaborative setting• Analyze the issues• Identify possible solutions• Answer the single question (Google., 2014, April 14).

REFERENCE

Apollo Group, Inc. (2015). Working in Groups, Ch. 5, 8, & 9. University of Phoenix. Retrieved from

http://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323010167/cfi/6/22[;vnd.vst.idref=P7000478852000000000000000002E3F]

Google. (2014, April 14). Images for group cohesion . Retrieved from What is group cohesiveness?:

https://www.google.com/search?

q=group+cohesion+pictures&sa=X&biw=911&bih=692&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0ahUKEwjOzorw6LnJAh

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Google. (2014, April 14). Images for conflict styles. Retrieved from conflict styles. https://www.google.com/search?

q=pictures+of+conflict+styles&biw=911&bih=692&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAwoLKlbTJA

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