Ways not to Communicate

Justin Cowan, Nick Yeager, Simona Isklander, and Nick Hoban

Survivor Season 1 Cast

Ways not to Communicate

Beg. Season

Mid/End SeasonPeople were being demanding/upset with each otherEspecially starting off on island togetherSome members not working hard like othersOlder members especially

Tribes were eliminatedPeople started working alone moreAlliances were more important to last in the gameSome members were too blunt towards othersCaused them to be eliminated earlier than more quiet members

Productive CommunicationBeg. SeasonMid/End SeasonFirst reaching island worked together wellHad to build living space, find food/waterTeam Challenges showed teamworkMembers had to work together or would loseLosing team votes off memberFriendships and alliances from previous tribes overpower single playersTeamwork pays off with more powerFinal episode is vote for who they want to winPositive communication in past pays off in end

Building TeamworkBeg. SeasonMid/End SeasonTeamwork was very productiveTeams had to build camp from scrapsTeamwork started all of the alliances and friendships that lasted during gameTeamwork started to disappearGame was based more on individual effortsOnly lasting teamwork was alliances that were made earlier in the game

Who made themselves relevant and therefore succeed?Season 1, it was Richard Hatch

How they made themselves relevantEarly in the game:The StrongestWho can win challenges for their tribeThe ProvidersWho can fish, hunt, or gatherLater in the game:The ManipulatorsWho make alliances, backstab, and deceive

Are any behaviors from Survivor represent on your team?The team building is more of the positive aspects of the show but there arent really any of the negative aspects.

Destructive behaviors that undermined someones ability to become relevant: Blatant or SubtleJokes: both blatant and subtle. Uses humor to distract what the person is saying. Not hearing/overruling/not listening to people: Subtle if pretending not to hear the person. Blatant if you tell the person to shut up.Not the one bitchin: Blatant. Directly tells the group that the person is being detrimental to the group.

Behaviors determining Relevance: Blatant or Subtle cont.People overworking: Subtle. This puts others off that they think they are better than the rest of the groupMaking the negatives of people pointed out for the reason they need to go home: Blatant, directly insinuating they wont be relevant. Alliances: Subtle, people group up to not allow others to succeed. Voting person off: Blatant, it is part of the game, but shows the person is not a true survivor

Misleading peopleUtilitarianism: Misleading people is normal if the greater good is achieved.The ends justify the means.Kant: Ethical stance that the way a person gets to the end decision is important and universal truths.If everyone misleads each other it causes deceit, chaos, and distrust.If everyone tells the truth and works together toward common goal it creates bond and an utopian society.

Is it more important to tell the truth bluntly or be sensitive and still truthful?

It is always better to be sensitive and still truthful rather than being blunt.Being blunt can make people become defensive and can break the relationships in a team.Politeness, even if criticizing, provides higher chances to get a good outcome/ solution to a problem.

Have you witnessed any of these behaviors in life?

One person of a team did someone else's part of the project to be nice without being asked to. The other person had nothing left to do for the project and received a C based on team rating.In one of my classes during a team project, one team member out of 4 showed up with his own project because he did not blended into the group.

Is it always best to tell the truth and nothing but the truth even if it hurts someone?It depends on the situation and the truth. If someone will be hurt a lie is better.If the truth is constructive criticism, than truth is better.In our case study, as long as the truth does not hurt you and hurts someone else is perfectly fine as long as you do not get caught, if you do you will be voted off.Ethics versus money, or truth versus being voted off.

What did you learn from this project?The best one does not always win.Dont trust anyone.Watch your back.Sweet talk bring more advantages.You have to decide if money or ethics are more important to you.