Download - Group Discussion
*Panel Discussion
*An informal discussion that takes place before an audience. Panel members, often three or four in the panelists talk directly to each other, but each may make a short introductory speech.
*Information of public issues: teen smoking, panel: teens, parents, school counselor, rep from local cancer society
*Panel Discussion
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8sF3rKTHVA
*Symposium
*A more formal kind of discussion. The purpose is to present opposing points of view. Experts give short pieces on a particular subject. A discussion leader introduces each speaker and may give a brief statement at the end to link together the entire discussion.
*Audience may ask questions or make comments.
*New Gym: Architect, athletic director, a city planner, concerned tax payer
*Symposium
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHRZwCK5WVg
*Town Hall Meeting
*People assemble to discuss city problems. A vote takes place after a discussion to settle the issue.
*Today people participate in town hall discussions on television or via internet.
*Town Hall Meeting
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6eE9BIUfBg
*Taking Criticism
*Put your shield up
*Act like a coffee filter
*Pretend you’re Sherlock Holmes
*Say, “you’re right”
*1. Define the problem
*You must understand the problem first.
*Ask your group, “How did the problem come about? And why does it need to be solved?”
*Limit objectives in order to find a specific solution to a specific problem.
*See scenario in book
*2. Establish Criteria for a
workable solution
*After defining the problem, the group should decide on criteria, or set of standards that its solution must meet.
*See school dance fundraiser example
*Talk it out!
*Choose a certain problem at school
*Define the problem (use listening, summarizing, & paraphrasing skills)
*Establish criteria for a workable solution that will appease those who support either side of the issue.
*Make sure it’s balanced.
*3. Analyze the Problem
*Break the problem down into small pieces for closer inspection.
*Look at current condition
*Look at past occurrences for clues
*4. Suggest Possible
Solutions
*Propose as many solutions as possible
*Brainstorming: when a group tries to bombard the problem with fresh ideas.
*5. Evaluate Each Solution & Select
the best one
*Consider your options
*If 2 or 3 solutions seem equally good, the group should turn back to their criteria & make careful comparison.
*Does each solution meet the standards from step 2? If not, the solution should be changed or eliminated.
*6. Suggest ways for
testing/carrying out the solution
*Group members must make sure their solution is practical.
*Talk it out!
*Complete steps 3-6 with the current problem you have identified, using the criteria you created from step 2 of the problem solving process.
*Conflict in The Office
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnSzo4AbRI
*Constructive
Conflict
*This develops when members use their differences to discover the best ideas and not score points against one another.
*Let’s learn through humor! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zA1Qz--svY
*Disruptive Conflict
*This is more like a discussion that has turned into a debate where personal victory is more important than a successful group decision.
*This can cause distraction to the task at hand, and can be a nuisance.