Team decision-making exercise ,see Appendix 1 Lost at Sea.

Appendix 1.

Your yacht is sinking after hitting a whale in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. You onlyhave time to salvage fifteen items of gear. Your task is to rank these items accordingto their importance to your survival, starting with 1 (the most important) to 15 (theleast important). You may assume the number of survivors is the same as the numberin your team. Before the yacht sank you were able to send a Mayday message but you were notsure of your position.
Exercise 1: Using the survival gear list in Table A.1, determine your personal ranking.
Exercise 2: Determine the team’s ranking. Th is is an exercise in team decision making. Your team is to employ the team consensus methodinreaching its decision. Th is means that the prediction for each of the fifteen survival items mustbe agreed upon by each team member before it becomes a part of the team decision. Consensusis difficult to reach, therefore, not every ranking will meet with everyone’s complete approval. Asa team, try to make each ranking one with which all team members can at least agree. Here aresome guidelines to use to reach consensus:
• Avoid arguing for your individual judgments. Approach the task on the basis of logic.
• Avoid changing your mind if it is only to reach agreement and avoid conflict. Support onlysolutions with which you are able to agree at least somewhat.