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General Collaboration Exercise · Context Sharing

What We Do • Interactivity Foundation

Small group discussions with an impartial facilitator to focus but not direct the discussion while supporting authentic engagement from all participants Divergence rather than consensus, focusing on exploration of ideas before deliberation or defining solutions IF resources designed to nurture collaborative discussion...

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Personalization This context sharing exercise strengthens Personalization, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Small group discussions with an impartial facilitator to focus but not direct the discussion while supporting authentic engagement from all participants
  2. Divergence rather than consensus, focusing on exploration of ideas before deliberation or defining solutions
  3. IF resources designed to nurture collaborative discussion behaviors like curiosity, bold imagination, play, generous interpretation, and generative thinking
  4. Emerging concerns that have public impact and could be addressed through meaningful community discussion
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Small group discussions with an impartial facilitator to focus but not direct the discussion while supporting authentic engagement from all participants

IF resources designed to nurture collaborative discussion behaviors like curiosity, bold imagination, play, generous interpretation, and generative thinking

Emerging concerns that have public impact and could be addressed through meaningful community discussion

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: What We Do • Interactivity Foundation. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Small group discussions with an impartial facilitator to focus but not direct the discussion while supporting authentic engagement from all participants; IF resources designed to nurture collaborative discussion behaviors like curiosity, bold imagination, play, generous interpretation, and generative thinking; Emerging concerns that have public impact and could be addressed through meaningful community discussion. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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