Purpose: This is a built-in process used to brings the dynamic tensions to shared awareness. Provides feedback on current climate / culture.
Serves Values: Truth, Engagement
- People take turns completing any (or all) of the following sentences:
"A Value/Values I feel us working with is...." and name one or more values that they feel are being respected and held in the space.
"An example of that is..." and name a behavior or observation or short story that exemplifies that value.
"A Value/Values that I would like us to deepen in/work more with is...." and name one or more values that you feel you and/or the group would benefit from deepening in more. These could be the same or different values from the ones above.
"The reason for that is..." and name a behavior, feeling, desire, or observation or short story that leads you to wanting to deepen the above value(s) more.
2. (optional) Facilitator invites anybody who thought of something else to mention it popcorn style.
- Remind people that they can pass (and then get back to them at the end of the round). Anybody can pass twice if they don't want to share
- Resist the temptation to create a visible (or invisible) agenda of the issues people are bringing up. The purpose of the climate check is to bring the dynamic tensions and our shared values to the forefront of our minds and hearts, not to resolve anything. It is a glance in the mirror, a reflection, not a trouble shooting session.