Group Reflection
Please get a group of friends and family members  together to complete the following exercise:
Pretend that your small light aircraft has crashed with your group, wearing casual clothing. You are all stranded on a forested mountain in winter weather (snow covered, sub-freezing conditions).
You are between 50 and 200 miles from civilization (you are not sure of your whereabouts, and radio contact was lost one hour before you crashed, so the search operation has no precise idea of
your location either).
The plane is about to burst into flames and you have a few moments to gather some items. Aside
from the clothes you are wearing which does not include coats, you have no other items. It is
possible that you may be within mobile phone signal range, but it is very unlikely.
Your aim is to survive as a group until rescued. From the following list choose just ten items that
you would take from the plane, after which it and everything inside is destroyed by fire.
First give your group members the following list and have them choose 10 of these items that you
would take with you in order to survive, without consulting with other members of the group.
List of items:
? Pack of 6 boxes x 50 matches
? Roll of polythene sheeting 3m x 2m
? 1 bottle of brandy
? 1 crate of bottled spring water (twelve liters in total)
? Small toolbox containing hammer, screwdriver set, adjustable wrench, hacksaw, large pen-knife
? Box of distress signal flares
? Small basic first-aid kit containing plasters, bandages, antiseptic ointment, small pair of scissors
and pain-killer tablets
? Tri-band mobile phone with infrared port and battery half-charged
? Clockwork transistor radio
? Gallon container full of fresh water
? Box of 36 chocolate bars
? Shovel
? Short hand-held axe
? Hand-gun with magazine of 20 rounds
? 20m of 200kg nylon rope
? Box of 24 bags of peanuts
?Box of tissues
?Laptop computer with infrared port, modem, unknown software and data, and unknown battery life
?Inflatable 4-person life-raft
? Compass.
? Large full Aerosol can of insect killer spray
? Small half-full aerosol can of air freshener spray
? Notebook and pencil
? Travelling games compendium containing chess, backgammon & draughts
? Sewing kit
? Whistle
? Torch with a set of spare batteries
? Box of 50 night-light 6hr candles
? Bag of 6 large blankets
Then take 15- 20 minutes as a group to discuss and agree a list of 10 items. Take into account what
you could use each item for other than the typical uses and really discuss which items you think
would be most important to your survival. Remember you carry 10 items -No more. No less.
After you have agreed on the items write four paragraphs reflecting what happened in your group.
Please discuss two (or three) of the following concepts out of the group chapters (9&10) and
explain how it worked in your group.
? Characteristics of a group (Interdependence, Interaction, Synergy etc.)
? Group type – What type of group was this and why?
? Power within the group
? Forming groups (all the stages)
? Group roles
? Group Leadership
? Decision making process
? Six steps of problem solving
not specified