7.4. TEMPLATE FOR NURTURING COLLABORATION

One way to help get people working together is to spark a series of stories among the group that enables the group to see that they have common problems, common goals, and a common perspective on how to address the. This is a story aimed at beginning a story chain to boost collaboration.

A key is for the initial story to be one that moves the audience, who begin to think: This is interesting. I want to hear more stories like that. And I would like to share my story about the same subject.

  1. Have someone tell a moving story about something that happened to the group: for example, a turning point in the group's story, a time when the group ran into a difficult problem, a time when things went terrifically ...

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