Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review
Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review is an applied improv exercise for closure and transfer: it helps participants close the session and carry learning into the next action.
How to run it
- Template created by: JohnV - Has been used 26 times
- Start For Free Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review Single or multi-team initiative has completed and it's time to have everyone review the structure of the teams and processes for improvement.
- The intention is to link what is in team control, what isn't, and what existing advantages they could leverage in the next project.
- We want to ensure we have active participation and if someone sees something written they agree with, they won't write a card.
- We also want to make sure we have enough time to obtain cards for each column.
- 5-10min "Personal Growth": Ask members to list out ways they've improved individually or improvements identified that they want to pursue next as a result of what they experienced from doing the work.
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Prompts to use +
Start For Free Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review Single or multi-team initiative has completed and it's time to have everyone review the structure of the teams and processes for improvement.
The intention is to link what is in team control, what isn't, and what existing advantages they could leverage in the next project.
We want to ensure we have active participation and if someone sees something written they agree with, they won't write a card.
We also want to make sure we have enough time to obtain cards for each column.
5-10min "Personal Growth": Ask members to list out ways they've improved individually or improvements identified that they want to pursue next as a result of what they experienced from doing the work.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free Holistic Advantages and Impediments Team Review Single or multi-team initiative has completed and it's time to have everyone review the structure of the teams and processes for improvement.; The intention is to link what is in team control, what isn't, and what existing advantages they could leverage in the next project.; We want to ensure we have active participation and if someone sees something written they agree with, they won't write a card.; We also want to make sure we have enough time to obtain cards for each column.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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