1.Western Australia, 1970

Leonard Casley, land owner and wheat farmer, has a problem. The government of Western Australia has imposed a wheat production quota to restrict the production of wheat. The quota purports to limitLeonard's saleable production of wheat to 1,647 bushels orapproximately 40 hectares. He currently has 100 times that quantity-some 4,000 hectares of wheat - to ready to harvest.

Leonard lodges a protest with the Governor of Western Australia but receives no assistance. He believes the government has a secret agenda. The imposition of the quota is really intended to drive him out of the farming business and force him to sell his farmlands at a greatly reduced price. He suspects that the ultimate objective of the government is to buy his land at a discount.

In groups, figure out at least two strategies Leonard could useto challenge the government's actions

2.France, 1661

Nicholas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finance, has a problem. The Chief Minister, Jules Mazarin, has died and Nicholas had expected to be named as his successor. But rather than appoint Nicholas as Chief Minister, King Louis XIV has instead chosen to abolish the position.

The King's decision is very concerning to Nicholas because he thought theKing held him in high regard but now he is worried that he has fallen out of favour. Perhaps he has not done enough to publicly honour the King and demonstrate to everybody how much he admires and respects him. Other public officials, who are not nearly as rich as Nicholas, host lavish parties in honour of the King where the guests are treated to exotic food and fine wine and are entertained by the most famous musicians and artists.

Nicholas seeks your advice.

In groups, advise Nicholas how he could win back the favour of King Louis XIV.

3.Rugby, England 1823

William Webb Ellis has a problem. His school sports program forces him to participate in a range of sports that he hates. And he hates no sport more than football.

Thanks to his large frame and lack of agility, William is always relegated to defensive positions where his classmates have little trouble humiliating him by manoeuvring the ball around him with a quick combination of sprightly kicks.

A player on the opposite team clears the ball with a powerful kick that sends it soaring in a high arc. The ball travels at high speed straight for William, as do at least half a dozen attacking players from the opposite team.

In groups, advise William what he should do