Creative Thinking
Read the scenario described in Application . Write a document that responds to the issue presented in the scenario. Use a visual format (flyer, poster, brochure, pamphlet, web home page, or other visual format) to convey the primary ideas.
You must Include the following components:
• Present a clear goal and purpose in the content (e.g., to seek an increase in funding; to inform and raise awareness about the issue; to call for volunteers, donations).
• Gear the document toward a specific target audience (e.g., government officials, the public at large).
• Use logical and sound evidence to support your statements.
Textbook:
Ruggiero, V. R. (2015). The art of thinking: A guide to critical and creative thought (11th ed.). New York, NY: Longman.
Answer the below in a word limit of 200 words and follow APA format:
1. Recently, General Motors and the United Auto Workers had to sit down and negotiate a change in the labor agreement in order to keep the company from going bankrupt. Consider what might have gone on during these negotiations and discuss how framing might have been used, and what issues might have been discussed, in order to reach an acceptable agreement.
2. We have each had to negotiate during the process of purchasing a home or automobile. Analyze the last major purchase that you were involved with and discuss that purchase in terms of the decision-analytic approach. What was your BATNA and how did that come into play?
3. Eventually, the United States and Iran will have to sit down and negotiate the use of nuclear power. Discuss the issues that could be involved in such a negotiation. What cognitive mistakes might be made by the negotiators in this case? How could these mistakes be overcome in order to reach an acceptable agreement?
4. Discuss the four ways, outlined in Chapter 9, in which contingent contracts can improve the outcomes of negotiations for both sides.
Textbook:
Bazerman, M. H., & Moore, D. A. (2009). Judgment in managerial decision making (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.