2.2.6.3.1 Exercise 1 - Prioritization
HIGHLIGHTS
This is an exercise in which the following capabilities are assessed:
prioritizing
logical thinking
explaining a personal points of view in a simple and concise manner
working as part of the group
accepting opinions from the group members
agreeing and disagreeing in a constructive manner
respecting the set timing
SCENARIO
You are a member of a space crew originally scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. However, due to mechanical difficulties, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 200 miles from the rendezvous point. During reentry and landing, much of the equipment aboard was damaged and, since survival depends on reaching the mother ship, the most critical items available must be chosen for the 200-mile trip. Below are listed the 15 items left intact and undamaged after landing. Your task is to rank order them in terms of their importance for your crew in allowing them to reach the rendezvous point. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number 15 for the least important.
You have 20 minutes to complete de exercise.
©Copyright Kara Grand - How to Become a Flight Attendant
-
Your Ranking
Item
NASA Ranking
Box of matches
Food concentrate
50 feet of nylon rope
Parachute silk
Portable heating unit
Two .45 caliber pistols
One case of dehydrated milk
Two 100 lb. tanks of oxygen
Stellar map
Self-inflating life raft
Magnetic compass
20 liters of water
Signal flares
First aid kit, including injection
needle
Solar-powered FM receiver-
transmitter
%
HOW TO HANDLE THE EXERCISE
There are 2 options to consider when starting this exercise:
Option 1
The group already has an established leader. You will be able to recognize this person because they are the ones who start talking and take charge in getting the task solved.
If this is the case, your role is to be as active as possible and volunteer for little tasks, such as keeping the time or writing the answers on the provided piece of paper.
©Copyright Kara Grand - How to Become a Flight Attendant
Option 2
There is complete silence when the task is being handed to you. Ask first if anybody wants to read the task. If nobody wants to do it or they nominate you, read the task to the rest of the group. Do not keep the paper to yourself, but put it in the middle of the table where everybody else can see it.
Regardless if there is already a leader or not, please keep in mind that the correct approach to a group exercise for the cabin crew position requires you, above all, to show that you are capable to work well in a team.