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Team Reflection · Reflection and Learning

Both Sides

Both Sides is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, TriadsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. All methods All authors IAF Library Library Both Sides 118 99 Organizational life is full of paradoxes.
  2. It looks as if you always get contradictory advice.
  3. In a situation like this, it is useless to ask, “Which is better: online learning or
  4. CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Prompts to use +

In a situation like this, it is useless to ask, “Which is better: online learning or

CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Both Sides. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In a situation like this, it is useless to ask, “Which is better: online learning or; CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from The Thiagi Group; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (2 sources observed, including The Thiagi Group, SessionLab.)
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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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