• Creates a shared OWNERSHIP of the plans
  
  
• Makes RECAPPING much easier (let’s review our work from yesterday)
  
  
• Creates an immediate RECORD of what was said and what people have agreed to do
  
  
• Underlines and clarifies what is being said, which enhances the LEARNING experience
  
  
• SUPPORTS the facilitator (work as a team!)



• Provides a group MEMORY and link to the next meeting

 

• Promotes an atmosphere for CREATIVE thinking



• Makes the meeting feel LESS FORMAL



• Helps with breaking out of the linear-thinking mode and encourages more SPATIAL thinking, which better identifies interconnecting IDEAS
  
  
• Helps to transcend potential
COMMUNICATION barriers; cultural, linguistic, & inter-generational


• VALIDATES Participants

• Helps group maintain FOCUS and stay on track

 

email: kim@groupmemory.com