Aracruz Cellulose Simulation

If there's one thing I learned about the simulation, it's that there is no such thing as a right or wrong answer. In fact, there may be no such thing as the ideal solution. There are five key roles in the Aracruz Cellulose Simulation: the Aracruz corporation, the indigenous people, the international NGOs, FUNAI, and the community who work for Aracruz. Every group has a legitimate reason to support their position in the simulation. It is very difficult to find a solution that can satisfy every member affected by the case.

In our discussion, one thing that really helped our group to be effective was not to debate. Professor Osland had to stop us at one point in our "discussion" when all the members began drilling the Aracruz CEO, putting him on the hot spot. Nothing was being accomplished at that point except that we were pointing fingers at each other. Being reminded of our objectives, our group switched focus to brainstorming potential solutions, any solutions -- any being the key world. This helped our group focus on what can be done versus what has been done and it drove us to foster a more positive environment.

If I could redo the stakholder dialogue part of the simulation, I would try to communicate my stance more clearly and objectively. This helps get my message across more efficiently and might also help generation solutions better. I could definitely replicate this in life as well, both my dialogue and also in my discussion technique. Stakeholder dialogue skills can be applied at work, in personal conversations (especially when negotiation is involved), and even with my mom. ha ha. I feel that it is very important to treat things in an objective manner versus a subjective manner because it takes out the heat of emotion and stresses more on the problem itself. Less offense would be taken between different people and cultures.