Regular long-term reflection sessions

Long-Term Orientation and Visioning Inner Compass Systems Thinking Hope and Optimism

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective

Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator

Trust · group readiness★★some

Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

To step back from immediate work and consider longer time horizons. Dedicate 60-90 minutes to a session focused on longer-term perspective, addressing questions at multiple scales: Team direction: Where do we want to be in one year? Three years? Are our current activities… An ongoing team scaffold (reflection session), run quarterly or semi-annually, 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, perspective-taking, cognitive-reframing
Change scope: state → skill · recurring-practice (Quarterly or semi-annually)

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): Protect time for these sessions. Facilitate to keep discussion at a strategic level. Connect insights to ongoing decision-making.

status: checked · added 2026-08-25