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Team Debrief Guide

The four parts of a debrief in order, with the questions for each and room for notes: what happened, how it felt, what we decided, what we change next time.

30 to 45 minutes as a teamCompanion to The Team DebriefDEEP THINKINGCOMMUNICATION MINDSET
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How to use this sheet
  1. Name what you are debriefing and why now: a contract, an activity, a project phase, a hard outcome.
  2. Walk the four parts in order. Do not skip straight to solutions.
  3. Leave room for what is not in the report: frustration, appreciation, a loop that needs closing.
  4. Offer it explicitly, and keep it voluntary.
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  1. What happened, and why

    What were we trying to achieve, and did we get there? What got in the way?

  2. Reactions and feelings

    How did this land for each of us? What has not been said out loud yet?

  3. Decisions and outcomes

    Which decisions shaped the result? How well did we communicate, from 1 (it broke down) to 5 (seamless)?

  4. Next time

    What should we stop, start, or continue?

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Source Based on the WOW (MSF People Management Learning Community) Bulletin, Issue 8, Dynamic Debriefings (2021). Adapted and generalized by Mat Dufour.