Saturday, October 4, 2008
Week 6 #3
In chapter 18 states how and why interaction is important in group decision making. Interaction is that " intentional acts of group members who are aware of what they are doing." ( Griffin,E), ( P239). In the group discussion, every member might have difference ideas to the group project; members need to talk to the whole group and let others understand the ideas. After the memebers understand the ideas, they will try the ideas they feel comfortable with to make decision. If the memeber doesn`t tell their own ideas, others won`t understand his/her ideas; and they will just stay their own ideas. In this case, they can`t make group decision because everyone has his/her own decision and not group decision. So, making group decision can`t be without interaction.
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Interaction and understanding are very important in small group communication. everyone should try to be on the same page and want to obtain a common goal. In the book, griffin gave the example of the class who had to decide what theories they would study throughout the semester. The only way they agreed on anything was through interaction.
I feel that interaction is key to having a successful relationship with outher people in our lives. I think it is important in group settings and interpersonal relationships. When people are in a relationship and they loose some of their interactions those people will probably end up fading and not continuing their arrangement. If people are unable to communicate there will never be a concensious met. If people have different ideas and cant bring them together then project wouldn't get done and the work would be a lot less productive. Interaction is the only way to understand other peoples ideas and cultures.
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