Collaboration Tools

Before a group can act effectively outwards, it needs to learn to see, listen to, trust and draw on the people within it. These tools were tested in Workshops 4 and 5 with active citizens of the Saronic Gulf.

Effective feedback

Feedback that helps does not judge the person — it supports learning, cooperation and growth. It is:

1. Specific — about something concrete, not general.
2. Timely — given close to the event, not much later.
3. About behaviour — what I saw or heard, not who the other person is.
4. Respectful — said without irony or humiliation.
5. Aimed at improvement — the goal is to help, not to hurt.
6. Checkable and useful — about something the person can change or work on.

Boundaries, not walls

A boundary: I communicate clearly what I can do. A wall: I withdraw without communicating. Boundaries are a condition for connection, not a barrier to it.

What you will find here

• Three questions for a new group: What do I want? What can I contribute? What do I fear?
• “Two hands, one pencil” — a non-verbal exercise in cooperation
• Thomas–Kilmann: five ways of handling conflict (competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating)
• “A team on the verge of burnout” / “A team that endures” — role-play cards