Reflect on our Team Agreement
Reflect on Our Team Agreement
High-performance cultures are not static; they require regular maintenance. The purpose of this session is to evaluate how well the Team has functioned as a unit during the first 50 days and to re-tune their collaboration rules.
In 100-Day Challenges, teams often face immense pressure that can strain initial agreements. By pausing to reflect, the Team can move from simply “having” an agreement to truly living into it, ensuring that the hallmark behaviours of intense collaboration and rapid innovation remain protected for the final part of the sprint.
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The Session Follows a Three-Step Cycle:
Objective Evaluation
Using data to measure how well the team is sticking to its promises.
Strategic Focus
Identifying the 2–3 weakest areas and brainstorming high-impact improvements.
Formal Recommitment
Adjusting the document and physically signing it to signal a fresh start.
1. Objective Evaluation - Living into Our Agreement
Start by making the original Team Agreement visible to everyone.
The Vote: Ask each member to rate, on a scale of 1–7 (1 = “not at all” and 7 = “completely”), how well the team is actually living into each specific element.
The Tool: Use Mentimeter for this vote.
The “Why”: Using a digital tool enables anonymous, real-time visualisations that prevent “seniority bias,” ensuring that government officials at all levels can be honest about team dynamics.
For a refresher on how to use Mentimeter, review the Learning Deep Dive “Using Mentimeters in Workshops” or watch the video below.
2. Strategic Focus - Zero in on 2-3 Elements of the Agreement
Identify the elements that received the lowest scores relative to the rest of the agreement.
Brainstorming: Ask the team, “What specific actions can we take in the next few weeks to improve our score on these points?”
Prioritising: If the team generates many ideas, have them vote on the top three with the highest impact.
Ownership: Ensure volunteers step forward to “own” the implementation of these new ideas.
3. Commitment
The final stage is to formalise these changes into a “Version 2.0” of the agreement.
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Adjustments: Solicit recommendations to strengthen or adjust the wording of the agreement. Use a simple “thumbs-up” majority vote to decide on each change.
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The Signing: Once the agreement is updated on a flip chart or paper, ask every Team member to physically sign it.
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The “Why”: In a collaborative social impact project, the act of signing is a powerful psychological ritual that reinforces the Power of Peers and individual accountability.
