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Design Your Hierarchy

=Have the teams discuss how they can transfer information throughout their hierarchy to improve performance and the cohesiveness of the organization 6.=Discuss the influential divisions and how power can be more balanced Logistics Printed 11x versions of the fake hierarchy charts for each People Science team.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This divergent ideation exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Pass out the below charts and possibly your own organization chart
  2. Ask participants to get into their People Science teams cross divisional being the most important
  3. Share and discuss the charts and what you know about hierarchical confines and the behavior they lead
  4. Discuss the idea of knowledge flow
  5. Have the teams discuss how they can transfer information throughout their hierarchy to improve
  6. Discuss the influential divisions and how power can be more balanced
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Pass out the below charts and possibly your own organization chart

Ask participants to get into their People Science teams cross divisional being the most important

Share and discuss the charts and what you know about hierarchical confines and the behavior they lead

Discuss the idea of knowledge flow

Have the teams discuss how they can transfer information throughout their hierarchy to improve

Discuss the influential divisions and how power can be more balanced

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Design Your Hierarchy. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Pass out the below charts and possibly your own organization chart; Ask participants to get into their People Science teams cross divisional being the most important; Share and discuss the charts and what you know about hierarchical confines and the behavior they lead; Discuss the idea of knowledge flow. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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