True Lies

After some rapid brainstorming, everyone, including Jason, has a pile of sticky notes with scribbles in front of them. Next, everyone takes a turn coming to the front of the room to read out his or her sticky notes and then stick them up, one by one. Duplicate sticky notes get stacked together as they appear.

After twenty intense minutes, the team takes a step back. For once, everyone is silent as the team contemplates the red collage and what it represents.

“This project really sucks,” says Ben quietly.

“It’s what I’ve been saying all along!” says Roger with a sigh of relief. During his one-on-one with you, Roger had mentioned his frustration at being part of a failing project. Now that that frustration is clearly visible and ...

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