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Norms for effective information sharing

Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharednone

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)

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): 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