Supporting teams and leaders with clear expectations and agreements

This activity is designed to open a training day to lead a group through a democratic process of generating a set of expectations of what they would find most useful in the session and/or training as well as their thoughts on what the process might look like. The group members also compose a set of agreements that set forth the ground rules for a successful learning environment and achieving their expectations.

Use this resource with members to:

• Create an open, safe, and democratic learning environment
• Empower the learners by giving them a voice in how the activities unfold
• Give participants an opportunity to learn about one another and what they have in common
• Provide participants a tool for when they facilitate meetings/trainings in the field

This training activity was adapted from the Northwest Leader Corps training curriculum written and compiled by Nicole Trimble.