Aracruz:

1)What did I learn from the Simulation?

When preparing for this presentation as a FUNAI member  I made the assumption that we were the only organization supporting the Indians and I assumed that FUNAI would have to persuade other Government parties to pass laws to protect the Indians. Because of this assumption many of my arguments and demands were very liberal initially. When entering the heterogeneous group I realized I had to be more conservative in order to portray the government more accurately. I learned the importance of not making assumptions b/c they many times lead to inaccuracies. I also feel that I learned to have better listening skills as well as to be more open minded. I really liked this simulation b/c in away it forced us to compromise with one another to gain a resolution that satisfied all members needs.

2) what helped our group be effective was?

All members where respectful to everyone points of views and end goals. I feel we had a good mix of personalities in our group. The members with extraverted personalities would engage with the more introverted members to ensure all voice were heard. I feel we came up with a good conclusion once we where able to prioritize the Indians and Aracruz’s needs.

3) What ways was your group ineffective?

Our group was ineffective towards the beginning of the exercise as many members were some what stand offish. I believe this was do to the fact  that many of us were prepared to debate and when changing gears we were worried about coming off as confrontational. Once we got the 5min call to turn in the 1^st section everyone in the group realized that we weren’t being productive and snapped into gear. After that 5min warning I believe the group did very well in engaging with one another. We just got off to a slow start.