Group and Leadership:
In my den building group there was no formal leader chosen. My teammate played a leader type role in which she organised us in what we to do and our strategies in the building process. I feel that it worked quite well as it got us all working together pretty quickly and everyone contributing ideas. As silly as it sounds, my height was the most challenging thing about this task as we chose a high up place to put the base of our ceiling and that meant I couldn’t give much help to that aspect of the building.
Explaining:
The group that explained their den to us were very clear about the process in which they constructed their design. They took us through each step and gave reasons for their decisions.
Environment:
Being outside and in an open and noisy environment made us communicate louder to make sure everyone could hear. Also we communicated in a short and efficient way as there were many destractions outside. In an outside environment it might be good to gather the group you are with around you in a tighter more closed space.
Negotiations:
Our group tried to negotiate a short pole for a piece of material that was bigger than the one we had for our roof. This did not go to plan as no one wanted our pole and were trying to steal a team member instead. The challenging thing about it was that no one was willing to give up what they already had.
