Team Problem Solving 

Team Problem Solving 

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Team Problem Solving 

Introduction

Certain groups operate together well while others do not. Studies have proven that group work has many advantages over conventional education methods (increased learning, decreased racial tension, more positive student attitudes toward school, etc. every group faces a different challenge when working towards a common objective. As the leader in charge of heading a committee to address a problem concerning the annual holiday festival on December 15th. Therefore, to understand the highlighted problems, it is critical to have a deeper look at the group’s interactions. Thus, the paper aims to examine how the leader can identify challenges facing the committee problems and the possible strategies, which can be used to overcome the problems. To ensure the town has the annual celebration like it does every year.

Problem-solving approach

There are numerous frameworks and steps, which the leader can undertake to enable groups to identify and overcome problems. Multiple researchers have developed frameworks and processes that groups can use to solve problems. For instance, Chiu (2000) undertook a study to examine the “Group Problem‐Solving Processes: Social Interactions and Individual Actions.” the latter proposed a framework that quantifies group dynamics into dimensions that include individual action, interaction segment, and whole activity. The above-mentioned dimensions could be used to quantify the quality of a collaborative effort. Specific dimensions also organize different types of individual action and social interaction to show how specific individual actions contribute in some way to various types of social interactions.

Moreover, to avoid biases, inaccurate intuition, and incomplete information when solving group problems. Researchers suggest the adoption of the Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS) to guarantee higher-quality problem-solving ability in groups. The Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS) provides five critical steps used in problem-solving among groups that consist of: Analyzing the issue in detail; Inventing and describing potential remedies; examining alternative options; Selecting a suitable course of action, and Making use of the selected approach Cohn et al. (2017). The framework can be adopted in solving the mentioned problem affecting the committee. This is attributed to the fact that the framework accounts for all variables (internal and external), which impacts the dynamic relationship and performance. For instance, this framework will help examine how the committee members how to have no experience, varying working schedules, and the lack of previous management experience of such an event can overcome such challenges and deliver on the annual Holiday Festival.

Identifying the problem

There are tools, which have been designed to assist the identification of problems existing in groups. Among the most notable approaches is the use of group assessment methods (Schöfer et al., 2018). A group of committee members may help determine the root causes of current issues. The group should be made up of people who live in the town and work together to recognize a shared issue in holiday management. Employees are more likely to raise issues if the moderator is a stranger to the committee members. As a result, the leader will better understand the committee’s preparation and administration if it uses such a group evaluation.

Conclusion

The performance of a group can be affected by a multitude of factors. Thus group leaders need to have sufficient knowledge in the adoption and application of frameworks such as the Procedural Model of Problem Solving (P-MOPS) that can be useful in solving problems facing groups.

Reference

Chiu, M. M. (2000). Group Problem‐Solving Processes: Social Interactions andIndividual Actions. Journal for the theory of social behaviour, 30(1), 26-49.

Cohn, J. V., Stanney, K. M., Milham, L. M., Jones, D. L., Hale, K. S., Darken, R. P., & Sullivan, J. A. (2017). Training evaluation of virtual environments. In Assessment of problem solving using simulations (pp. 81-105). Routledge.

Schöfer, M., Maranzana, N., Aoussat, A., Bersano, G., & Buisine, S. (2018). Distinct and combined effects of disciplinary composition and methodological support on problem solving in groups. Creativity and Innovation Management, 27(1), 102-115.