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"How we work together" dialogues
To create space for explicit discussion of team dynamics. Periodically dedicate time to dialogue focused on how the team works together. Topics might include: • How do we typically make decisions? Is that working well? • How do we handle disagreement when it arises?… An ongoing team scaffold (dialogue session), run quarterly, not as a one-off session.
Practical
- Time
- 60-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, open-awareness, feedback-mirroring
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (Quarterly)
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): Go first in naming patterns, including patterns involving your own behavior. Create and maintain safety for honest discussion. Be genuinely curious rather than defensive.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25