Hawthorne Zone
Hawthorne Zone is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- In people science pairs or triplets decide on the roles that will be played by each person 5ROHV 184 Hawthorne/observer observer/note taker and feedback giver 3OD\HU person being observed Team Mate optional - unbiased viewer of both parties to make sure balanced Select who will play each role
- Commence regular work, exercise, interview, presentation, etc.2
- Discuss=4
- Write down specifics of what the Player thought he/she did different, better, unique, what the
- After writing down, share the observations people change their story if they don"t write it down in
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In people science pairs or triplets decide on the roles that will be played by each person 5ROHV 184 Hawthorne/observer observer/note taker and feedback giver 3OD\HU person being observed Team Mate optional - unbiased viewer of both parties to make sure balanced Select who will play each role
Commence regular work, exercise, interview, presentation, etc.2
Write down specifics of what the Player thought he/she did different, better, unique, what the
After writing down, share the observations people change their story if they don"t write it down in
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Hawthorne Zone. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In people science pairs or triplets decide on the roles that will be played by each person 5ROHV 184 Hawthorne/observer observer/note taker and feedback giver 3OD\HU person being observed Team Mate optional - unbiased viewer of both parties to make sure balanced Select who will play each role; Commence regular work, exercise, interview, presentation, etc.2; Write down specifics of what the Player thought he/she did different, better, unique, what the; After writing down, share the observations people change their story if they don"t write it down in. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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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.
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