Consider downstream teams when choosing architectural patterns

Notice when you work too hard as facilitator

When you find yourself working much harder than usual to keep a session moving, to get people to add stickies, or to generate conversation, that effort is a signal that something beneath the surface is blocking progress. The facilitator shouldn't have to push...
Consider downstream teams when choosing architectural patterns

Check if the problem hinders you or the group

Before intervening on behavior or dynamics that bother you as a facilitator, figure out whether it's actually hindering the group or only hindering you. Use sense-making exercises or casual conversations during breaks to check if others are experiencing what...