Stand Up! by Gordon Whitman

Author:Gordon Whitman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2018-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Creating Teams and Setting Them Up for Success

Teams are more than just a structure or technique. Like all the conversations in Stand Up!, they are a way of thinking about how people create meaning and solve problems together. Seeing social change through the lens of purposeful teams changes how we design our organizations and movements. It shifts the choices we make in facilitating groups and crafting strategy. It’s not enough to schedule a meeting and hope people will show up or be happy that the room is full. As a facilitator, I may try to focus people on their purpose, expose the forces we’re up against, or ask people to share their stories. But the main question going through my mind is whether people are already organized into small groups. If not, I’m thinking about how I can make that happen as soon as possible. I want to get people into groups, energize those groups, and set them up for success so they can bring more people to the table.

This section focuses on four elements—trust, shared purpose, clear roles, and a learning culture—that help social change teams thrive and make it possible for large numbers of people to work together to advance justice in an uncertain world. When the stakes are high, these four elements can make or break teams and ultimately social movements.

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