Tool no.93 - The Talk and Listen experience

simultaneous team experiences: Talking to the team and listening as a team

When planning the Pines Calyx event two sessions or 'shared experiences' had to get the participants quickly up to speed
1. on the idea of currency and
2. on the environment of Pines Calyx.
These sessions were given at the same time and repeated so that team 1 and team 2 did them in succession.
The idea emerged as a tool within the m21 team.

To steer groups towards a collective experience.
To encourage a collective experience at a practical level & encourage the team to take on board and quickly understand important concepts.
Requires other tools to develop this one tool no. 52. Collective story-telling
Very useful and important.

This tool is used as a way of getting participants to focus on a task in a team.

This tool can only work in tandem with other tools - this is not a stand-alone tool.
It is flexible and can be reconfigured to a variety of different contexts.
What would my client actually have to do in order to make this work? (e.g. list of instructions)
A specialist or specialists in the area or areas that is/are to be worked on by the developing team is/are brought in. i.e. at Pines Calyx the theme was currency, but also sustainability as well as flexible creative solutions to problems (thinking outside the box) and playfulness.
Added to this there was a general metaphor of 'seeding' and 'growth' that peppered the whole event.
It is best to have one specialist at a time to give the talk.
The talk given by the specialist should be extremely informal.
The team can ask questions throughout the talk.
Context/conditions for use
Participants should sit in the round.

What pictures / instances / case studies would help the reader? (specific and detailed â€“ give context for use)

Tool number 52. Collective story-telling.
What other m21 tools have a family resemblance, or similar purpose? (e.g. Tool no.1 : Peer-to-Peer Topologies)

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