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General Collaboration Exercise · Closure and Transfer

Lack of Trust • WorkshopBank

Lack of Trust • WorkshopBank is a structured group exercise for closure and transfer: it helps participants close the session and carry learning into the next action.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Follow Through This closure and transfer exercise strengthens Follow Through, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. ↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?"
  2. ↳ Capture key words and themes on a flipchart or whiteboard.
  3. Workshop Title "Building Bridges: Strengthening Team Trust” Objectives Identify and address factors that contribute to a lack of trust.
  4. Build personal connections and empathy within the team.
  5. Process Welcome and Icebreaker (10 minutes) Activity: What Trust Means ↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?" ↳ Capture key words and themes on a flipchart or whiteboard.
  6. Trust Icebreaker (15 minutes) Activity: Two-Minute Connection ↳ Pair participants.
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Prompts to use +

↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?"

Workshop Title "Building Bridges: Strengthening Team Trust” Objectives Identify and address factors that contribute to a lack of trust.

Build personal connections and empathy within the team.

Process Welcome and Icebreaker (10 minutes) Activity: What Trust Means ↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?" ↳ Capture key words and themes on a flipchart or whiteboard.

Trust Icebreaker (15 minutes) Activity: Two-Minute Connection ↳ Pair participants.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Lack of Trust • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: ↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?"; Workshop Title "Building Bridges: Strengthening Team Trust” Objectives Identify and address factors that contribute to a lack of trust.; Build personal connections and empathy within the team.; Process Welcome and Icebreaker (10 minutes) Activity: What Trust Means ↳ Ask participants: "What does trust mean to you in a team?" ↳ Capture key words and themes on a flipchart or whiteboard.. 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 WorkshopBank; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including WorkshopBank.)
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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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