During our fishbowl activity in class yesterday, I was able to view the dynamic from both an insider and outsider perspective. While on the inside of the leaderless discussion, I observed the flow of ideas. Each member of our group threw out several ideas that we all let sink in. Once someone would state their opinion on a question, such as "does civilization make people better or worse," others had time to form their own opinions and to state where they agreed and disagreed. Overall, I felt like we had an organized and healthy discussion that allowed people to express their ideas, others to feed on those ideas, and as a result new views were generated.
From an outsider perspective, I was able to observe the fluidity of the discussion and how the group members cooperated together as a whole. If ever one person maybe went off topic, another member would assure them that it's okay and that they were "building." this type of encouragement among members made it a positive environment where ideas could flow freely. I felt like people were comfortable owning their ideas and expressing their opinions. A lot of great questions were brought up as well that helped some people think and search deeper in their analysis and ideas. Overall, looking from both the inside and the outside of our fishbowl activity, a great flow of ideas were generated and the eagerness of each member to exchange ideas with one another lead to a positive environment and effective group dynamics.
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