An example of a time I have used/seen collaborative conflict come into action was when my cheerleading team had been asked to do a halftime show at an important baseketball game the night before. We were in Las Vegas and got a call after our team dinner that we had to do a half time routine. We didn’t even have a full squad with us so we had to mix and match pieces of different routines and take an old cheer mix CD and together we all put in our ideas. We all have our strengths, there isn’t one girl who is amazing at a whole routine. We each took a part that we can put together well and taught it to each other. By working together, all putting in efforts and focusing in on the problem and solution we were able to come up with a flawless half time show. By comparing this style to that of competitive conflict I prefer collaborative conflict way more. It offers a chance for everyone to be heard and have their opinion put in so you work as a team and solve problems as a team. I feel as if the other way makes it so one girl picks how it’s done and it makes team members argue with each other, resulting in more conflict.
Good job on your post! I like how you used the example from when you used to be a cheerleader to give and example of a collaborative conflict. I like how you stated that “by working together, (and) putting in efforts and focusing in on the problem and solution we were able to come up with a flawless half time show.” This statement is very true because when people work together they can accomplish most tasks without any problems because there focused on one thing, rather than worrying about others.
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