2.  The agenda and policies in general should protect the
fairness of the meeting and the voices of the meek.
 The most popular rule book for meeting order.

3. Social Task

4.  Setting an Agenda
 Decision-making Models
 Reflective Thinking
 Ideal Solution Pattern
 Single Question Sequence
 Issues to Address – Vigilant Interaction Theory
 Decision Techniques
 Group Decision Support System (GDSS)

5.  Individual or group decision?
 Experts? | Time? | Complexity? | Acceptance?
 Social Facilitation
 Common Business Meeting Format

7. Reflective Thinking
1910

8. Identify a public and evident problem on campus for us
to investigate.
Each group will have 20 minutes to prepare their
Idea/Plan. The slides illuminating the question
sequence will advance every 3 minutes and 20 seconds,
although you may spend as much time as you like on
any given question or subquestion. One group member
will orally present your idea to the class. The time limit
for this speech will be 3 minutes. Each individual must
then use the google doc to vote for their personal
favorite idea. You may not vote for your own group. To
vote simple type your name under the group of the idea
you prefer. Winner takes home a team-comp point.

9. I. What is the nature of the problem?
II. What criteria, or standards for judging an
effective solution , should we set?
III. What alternatives might meet the causes
of this problem and alleviate the harm?
IV. What is the best solution for this problem?
V. What plans will we set in order to
implement our solution?
VI. How will we evaluate the effect of our
solution?

10.  What is the nature of the problem?
 What are the particulars of our problem?
▪ What is the problem?
▪ Do we understand the terms?
▪ What outcome is expected of our group?
 What harm is present in the current situation?
▪ What is the harm?
▪ Who is affected?
▪ How serious is the harm?
▪ How widespread is the harm?
 What seems to be causing the problem?
▪ What factors seem to be causing the harm?
▪ What are the obstacles to successfully removing the causes of harm?

11.  What criteria, or standards for judging an
effective solution , should we set?
 What important conditions –criteria-must an effective
solution meet?
 Are some criteria more important than others?
▪ If so, rank-order them.

12.  What alternatives might meet the causes of
this problem and alleviate the harm?
 List these alternatives for review.

13.  What is the best solution for this problem?
 Which of these, or what combination of these,
solutions seems most likely to counter the causes
of this problem?
 Of the solutions that seem likely to be effective,
which ones meet the criteria that were set?
 Given solutions that are likely to counter the
causes, and meet the criteria set, what seems to
be the best solution?

14.  What plans will we set in order to implement our solution?
 What needs to be done?
 In what order?
 By whom?

15.  How will we evaluate the effect of our
solution?
 What observable evidence will we monitor to
evaluate the effect of our solution?
 Who will be responsible for follow-up evaluation?

16. I. Does everyone agree on the nature of the
problem?
II. What would be the ideal solution from the point
of view of all interested persons in groups
involved?
III. Which conditions within the situation could be
changed to achieve the ideal solution?
IV. Of the solutions available to us, which one best
approximates the ideal solution?

18.  Two group members are blindfolded and must carry
the egg on the spoon with one hand, without
touching it.
 One member of the group may not touch anything.
 Remaining members of the group may not speak or
touch the spoon or eggs.
 The first group to successfully carry 2 unbroken eggs
to the bell tower from the chapel wins a team-comp
point.
 Using the Ideal Solution Pattern you will have 5
minutes to hold a meeting in preparation for this
activity.

19. I. Does everyone agree on the nature of the
problem?
II. What would be the ideal solution from the point
of view of all interested persons in groups
involved?
III. Which conditions within the situation could be
changed to achieve the ideal solution?
IV. Of the solutions available to us, which one best
approximates the ideal solution?

20.  What is the single question whose answer gives
the group all it needs to accomplish its purpose?
 Which sub questions must be answered before
we can answer the single question?
 Do we have sufficient information to answer the
subquestions confidently?
 What are the most reasonable answers to
subquestions?
 Assume that our answers to the subquestions
are correct, what is the best solution to the
problem?

21. Using Twitter, let’s hold a meeting using the Single
Question Sequence to determine the answer.
Hashtag: #bestbear
Let’s shoot for 10 minutes.

22.  What is the single question whose answer gives
the group all it needs to accomplish its purpose?
 Which sub questions must be answered before
we can answer the single question?
 Do we have sufficient information to answer the
subquestions confidently?
 What are the most reasonable answers to
subquestions?
 Assume that our answers to the subquestions
are correct, what is the best solution to the
problem?

23. “Be cautious in your decision making”
- Randy Hirokawa

24. I. Examining the problem
II. Clarifying objectives
III. Developing available choices
IV. Examining potential consequences

25.  Brainstorming
 Focus Groups
 Nominal Group
 Delphi
 Buzz groups

26.  Capture a 5 minute video clip of your group
meeting to plan for your final project.
 Post the video to YouTube with your set
agenda and personal meeting notes in the
description portion.
 Post the link in the Facebook group.

27. Google Docs Brainstorming
Nominal Group Technique for valuation
500,000 is available for this new marketing idea.

28.  Consensus
 Compromise
 Majority Vote
 By Leader
 Arbitration

30.  Don’t forget to read for next class and
complete your online assignment for points.
 Also send any questions you or your group
have and I will focus on answering them.