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Norms for effective information sharing
Teams need information to function, but information flow is often inadequate. Establish explicit agreements about information sharing: what information should be shared, with whom, through what channels, and with what timeliness. Common elements include: • Default to transparency (share… An ongoing team scaffold (team norms), run continuous, 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, behavioral-rehearsal
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (Continuous)
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): Model good information sharing practices. Establish and maintain clear norms. Create and protect appropriate channels. Address patterns of poor information flow.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25