Question 1: As discussed previously, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping and contributing to various building blocks of business including teams and group performance. For instance, Butterfly.ai, an AI-powered tool, turns employee feedback into customized leadership training for managers. For this activity, conduct research to find at least ten (10) AI-powered software/tools that are specifically designed to contribute to different aspects of teams, such as decision making, training, emotional intelligence, relationships, collaboration, and team structure/architecture. To present your findings properly, create a table with the following columns: (1) Name of the tool, (2) the aspect(s) of teams that the tool contributes to (e.g., decision making), (3) a brief description of how the tool works and contributes to teams or to managers in charge of the group, and (4) your assessment of the tool and considerations regarding using it in your current/future workplace. Please make sure to turn each AI-powered tool’s name into a hyperlink to its website so that your peers can have the option to further learn about it (e.g., Butterfly.ai).   

Question 2: Identify 2-3 systematic biases in group decision making. (a) Define each bias and explain how it can impair group decisions, and (b) outline some possible mitigation strategies to overcome each bias and to attenuate the potential for adverse consequences.

Part 1 – Conflict: “Deliberately causing some form of conflict” represents a strategy that is often employed by some managers to create dissatisfaction with the status quo in an attempt to prepare employees for an organizational change (i.e., reducing resistance to change). There is a possibility that following the acceptance and implementation of change employees find out that the conflict was not real; however, it helped to move forward with a constructive change in a timely manner. Please share your technical thoughts regarding the above and explain how this strategy might affect communication and relations among managers and their employees.     

Part 2 – Audience Analysis: Let’s assume that you have been asked to present to a large number of students (ages 20-25) on a concept related to organizational management. Considering the common characteristics, learning styles, interests, and behaviors that we often observe among individuals within this age range, what steps will you take to analyze them effectively and prepare a presentation that will grab the attention of the majority?