The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Divergence and Convergence Rhythm:

'Diverging widens perspective, explores new terrain and opens up options. Converging coalesces collective wisdom in moving toward focused decisions, concrete outcomes, and the end of the session. Good group process naturally cycles between these two, so be thoughtful about which to engage when.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Divergence_and_Convergence_Rhythm #GroupWorksDeck #divergence #convergence

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Moving Toward Alignment:

'To act jointly, we journey from disparate places to a coherent, collective sense of what is real, what we desire, and what we will do to accomplish it. Group alignment emerges through conversations that generate shared stories, understandings, and decisions.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Moving_toward_Alignment #GroupWorksDeck #alignment

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Priority Focus:

'Guide the group's energies, pace, and trajectory appropriately to achieve the stated intention and purpose. Help the group set and stick to priorities, recognizing that what's most important to the group sometimes shifts.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Priority_Focus #GroupWorksDeck #priorities

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Celebration:

'With joy and zest, publicly celebrate milestones and recurring events. Affirming shared history, we nourish community, crystallize a sense of accomplishment, and build group identity by unifying our stories and common goals. Can be planned and ritualized, or as spontaneous as a group cheer.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Celebration #GroupWorksDeck #celebration

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Time Shift:

'Invite people to consider events and possibilities from the vantage point of either the past or the future, in order to change assumptions about what is possible in the present.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Time_Shift #GroupWorksDeck #time

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Hosting:

'Help the session feel like home. Making a place and arrangements comfortable for everyone supports accomplishment of the group's work. Attend to the well-being of each person and the whole.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Hosting #GroupWorksDeck #hosting

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Feedback:

'Feedback is offering and receiving information in various forms that enables adaptation and learning, both for individuals and the group as a whole. Feedback lets us know what's working and what's not, helping us stay on track for achieving our goals.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Feedback #GroupWorksDeck #feedback

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Story:

'Stories, metaphors, and myths convey complex ideas, context, meaning and nuance that simple data cannot. By telling personal stories we build trust and connection, encourage imagination, and express the essence of who we are. By telling cultural stories we connect ourselves to others' experience and interact with whole systems.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Story #GroupWorksDeck #story #paradigm

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The Group Works #PatternOfTheDay is Preparedness:

'Anticipate what might happen and be ready for it. Do this both before the event, and in your ongoing alert attention. Think through how the agenda will unfold, and do what you can to ensure the right people and resources are present.' https://groupworksdeck.org/patterns/Preparedness #GroupWorksDeck #preparedness

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