Working with new groups, the important thing is to get them to start talking, sharing perspectives and ideas. Don’t focus on quality, reinforce the act of talking and listening. Each new group needs to learn and decide how they want to talk and act. They need the chance to get to know one another both how people act and what knowledge, skills and experience they bring to the group...

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In many cases it is better to let people learn from their own mistakes than to fix them before they happen. What we have to watch out for is how big the consequence is of the failure and if there is time to fix it. As a father when watching my kids jump, climb and play I often see them on they way to hurting themselves... https://dobooksread.com/2023/08/09/learning-requires-failure/

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