Four Moves for a Stuck Room
Recall practical facilitation moves for common trainer room dynamics.
Resistance "This would never work with my team." A participant rejects the exercise before trying it. Your line "Good, let's use that constraint. What version would be safe enough for your team to try once?" Defending the activity and turning resistance into a debate. It preserves relevance and turns resistance into design criteria. Dominant voice Redirect without shaming: which is stronger? Channel airtime toward the group objective without labeling the person. Instructions What is the three-part instruction check? Task, time, output. Say what to do, how long they have, and what they must produce. Transfer What question turns discussion into…
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