Chapter 3/9- Post 2

According to the text, constraints are an inevitable element of any decision-making process. As well, these constraints fall in to two categories; external and internal. External constraints are those that the group needs for the decision making process, such as time or money, whereas internal constraints are those integral to the problem (Harris & Sherblom, 2011, p. 146). In one of my past classes, our group assignment was to raise awareness for a cause. We chose to raise money for one of our member’s close friend who sustained a traumatic brain injury from a car accident. In order to pull the event off, we had to use our resources such as connections and time in order to implement the solution. The external constraints we experienced ended up being worth it in the end as we were able to raise enough money to exceed our goal. During this project, we also experienced internal constraints as we initially had trouble finding a location to host our fundraiser.