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Examining and reducing the team's environmental footprint
Teams cannot reduce what they do not notice. Creating awareness of environmental footprint is the foundation for responsible resource use. Periodically examine the team's direct environmental footprint. Dimensions to consider: Travel: How much travel, by what modes? What is the carbon footprint? Which travel is essential, which could be reduced… An ongoing team scaffold (assessment/planning), run annually, not as a one-off.
Practical
- Time
- 60-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, cognitive-reframing
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (Annually)
Instructions
- Where
- idg.thomasjordan.se/idg-team-scaffolds-webapp.html — Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 29 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 28 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)
In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library
Team leader role (Jordan): Lead or commission the footprint examination. Create visibility for environmental impact without creating shame. Help the team identify realistic priorities. Model conscious choices in your own behavior.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25