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Dedicated time for relationship-building
Relationships develop through interaction, and interaction requires time. For internal relationships: Informal gatherings provide low-pressure opportunities to know each other beyond work roles. These should be genuinely optional and scheduled with consideration for different life… An ongoing team scaffold (social/team time), run regular, not as a one-off session.
Practical
- Time
- 5-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, dialogic-encounter
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (Regular)
Origin & where it lives
Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)
Instructions: open online
In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library
Team leader role (Jordan): Prioritize relationship-building as legitimate use of team time. Create and protect opportunities for non-task interaction. Participate authentically.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25