Paige Speake

IDS 301

30 October, 2022

Sunday Writing Assignment

1. Start by providing a synopsis of their ingenious response to the problem your group

identified.

The ingenious response to the problem my group identified was to set standards on what is

acceptable in the hazing process and what is not. If a member is caught breaking the hazing

policies, then there must be strict consequences to prevent a repetition of the act.

2. Discuss clearly how it represents an integrative solution. How does it demonstrate

integration/conceptual blends/transfer? (Even if they didn't see how!)

This represents an integrative solution because it takes what both sides want and creates a

win-win solution. Obviously, hazing will not go away altogether but by restricting heavily what

should not be done and what lines should not be crossed is a good start to eliminating hazing. It

demonstrates conceptual blends by combining hazing that is trying to be eliminated and keeping

new members safe, which usually do not go hand in hand. The solution demonstrates transfer by

shifting the mindset that all hazing is bad and dangerous to a mindset of not all hazing has to be

dangerous.
3. Look over the way they logically used the questions. Which question, in your opinion,

seemed to give them the most traction on the problem? Why?

The question that gave them the most traction in my opinion is the outsider with fresh eyes. This

gave the most traction on the problem because it simplified what the real problem was. Since,

they were able to find the core problem the solution became an obvious solution. The outsider

with fresh eyes, allowed them to look at the problem with a different perspective. Without this

different perspective, I am not sure the most logical solution would have been formed.

4. What would YOU add to the way they used all three questions, to make them more

productive? The best way to do this is to start fresh, and do it yourself, thinking of things

they might not have thought of, or fine-tuning it in some way, through your own analysis.

● What are the real-life sticking-points a potential solution must AVOID doing if

it’s going to solve this problem? (It can’t…, it can’t…)

- Completely eliminating hazing

- Requiring supervision

Add:

- Micromanaging

- Invasive regulations

- Stopping the fun of joining greek life

- Compromising the attraction of joining greek life

● If an outsider with fresh eyes, or perhaps a knowledgeable critic, were to

describe this situation, what would they see is the obvious problem being ignored
 by the current state of affairs? By paying attention to this element, what strategy

for solving the problem does it suggest?

If an outsider with fresh eyes were to describe the situation they would see the obvious

problem being ignored is safety of the new members.

Add: Not enough preventative measures in place to keep new pledges safe as another

obvious problem being ignored.

By paying attention to this element, it is clear that the hazing must not put any students in

a life threatening situation.

● How can we 'kill two birds with one stone' in this problem, creating a win-win

solution of some kind?

To kill two birds with one stone, the win-win solution would be to set boundaries and

limitations of what should and should not be allowed in the hazing process.

Add: This way they can still have their “tradition” of hazing new members but in a non

harmful way.

● Does this problem remind me of anything? Is this problem like anything I've

ever seen before? If nothing comes to mind, sometimes it helps to think about

the problem a bit more, in order to see beneath the superficial elements: 'What

does this situation strip down to? What are the key ideas, tensions, mental

pictures, or analogies that capture the main idea of the problem? "The problem

is basically a problem of…" What does that remind you of?

The problem is a problem of social status.

 Add: The problem is also a problem of carelessness of the lives of other people, respect

for other people, and power.

5. Look over the reality check they offered. What is missing? What do YOU see that they

didn't see? Whose expert opinion do you think needs to be brought in to make their

solution realistic, or to assess its possibility?

What is missing in their reality check is discussing that this has been tried many times in the past

and nothing has changed and the hazing may have even gotten worse.The expert opinions that

should be brought in to make their solution realistic and assess its possibility is presidents of

Greek life and the National Panhellenic Council. They would be able to discuss why the solution

would or would not work, or what could be done to improve the solution

6. Offer a fine-tuned solution to the problem.

Set standards of what is acceptable in the hazing process and what is not, plus stating what lines

should never be crossed. If a member is caught breaking the hazing policies, then there must be

strict consequences to prevent a repetition of the act. Discuss this solution with past members,

presidents of greek life, and the National Panhellenic Council to see if the solution would work,

or what could be done to improve the solution we have.