Describe a situation in which you had to work with a small group to make a decision. This
may have been at home, with friends, for a school or community project, or at work.
Which
characteristics of successful small groups did this group have, and which did it lack? For
example, did the group make decisions by vote, compromise, or consensus?
What will be an ideal response?
Small groups should retain their small size, meet face-to-face, have multiple meetings,
and have common goals. They should make decisions by consensus rather than vote or
compromise. The group should be cohesive. It should have cultural diversity; an absence of
groupthink; and rules or norms. The group should move through stages: orientation phase,
conflict phase, and emergence phase.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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True False
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________________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).