Aracruz Simulation

What did you lean from the simulation?

I was a member of the "community", and that meant I was basically the middleman between Aracruz and the indigenous. The simulation taught me to look at and respect both sides of the argument. I felt that what the community was trying to achieve was peace, for everyone to be content with what they got, and we weren't the only ones that wanted to achieve this, Aracruz and the indigenous wanted this as well. Although the indigenous tactics for getting what they wanted was a tad extreme, they saw no other way, feeling frustrated and abandoned would escalate to chaos like it occurred in Aracruz.

What went well in your group and stakeholder dialogue?

I think my group did an awesome job on the PPT. During the stakeholder dialogue I had a really good experience, everyone spoke and got to say what they wanted to say in a respectful manner, and everyone waited their turn, we actually felt like we needed more time to discuss solutions and the issue at hand. We took a while trying to explain where we came from because we had so many questions for each other. When we were brainstorming for solutions we came to consensus rather quickly because we knew the issue at hand needed to be solved so that we could all benefit from the compromised decision Aracruz and the indigenous made.

How could your group have been more effective?
I think my group did a good job on this project, we were well prepared. Also, I can only speak for myself, but during the dialogue I felt that all of us in the stakeholder group felt like we were actually getting something done, our discussion actually led to a good solution.