Reflection On Our First Discussion Post

The six imperatives listed in our text book for Intercultural Communication include:
1. Peace
2. Economy
3. Technology
4. Demographics
5. Self Awareness
6. Ethics

We were asked to individually rank them according to their importance in intercultural communication. We then had to respond to how our group members ranked the imperatives. I found it to be an interesting exercise. We all ranked Self Awareness as the #1 imperative. After that our lists varied. The biggest differences I found were in our rankings of Technology and Peace. I thought that peace would happen if we could effectively use all of the other intercultural communication imperatives effectively so it was at the bottom of my list. Some of my group members ranked it much higher. Another surprise to me was that my group members had technology at the bottom of their list. I the main communication tool today is technology, and that it is very important in intercultural communication. It was not at the bottom of my list.

Although our lists varied, I think we all had valid points in ranking the imperatives as each of us did. I think I am really going to enjoy working as a group. I really liked to see how each of us had a different perspective on the importance of the imperatives. We all can learn a lot from one another, and I look forward to doing so throughout this semester!