Week 12 D-3

One concept from this weeks’ reading that I found interesting was the Gibb’s Communication Climate Comparison. There are 6 different comparisons that Gibb’s talks about. They are all very interesting. They are Evaluation vs. Description, Control vs. Problem Orientation, Strategy vs. Spontaneity, Neutrality vs. Empathy, Superiority vs. Equality and Certainty vs. Provisionalism.  These are the six comparisons that Gibb’s explained about the differences between defensive and supportive communication. The comparison that stuck out the most to me was the Strategy vs. Spontaneity. I liked how it was compared. It talks about how manipulation and gimmicks can be used as strategic was to get a particular outcome in a group. Some people don’t like being manipulated and it doesn’t always work. Spontaneity is the willingness to be honest and  direct to people. “Gibb proposed hat we remain open and responsive to the group process as it unfolds. Rather than trying to plan how we are going to achieve our own goals(strategy), we should be open to the fresh ideas that evolve in the context of the ongoing group process(spontaneity)” (Harris & Sherblom, 2011).  This statement by Gibb is very powerful and stuck out the most to me when reading about the six different comparisons.