Team 2016

Team Charter Canvas (DABB variant)

A nine-zone charter with a dedicated protocol for what the team does when trouble hits.

What it is

Team Members, Driver, Expectations and Team Values sit alongside Slogan, Obstacles, Energy Sources and Team Goal, but the distinguishing zone is Trouble — a conflict-and-crisis protocol agreed before anything goes wrong. Each member fills in their own Team Members entry rather than having one person describe everyone.

Reach for it when

• A newly formed team that has a goal but no agreement on how it handles conflict
• A diverse group whose members have never said out loud what they individually need from each other
• A team that hits its first real disagreement with no protocol to fall back on

Running it

1. Have each person fill in their own Team Members entry — role, values, skills, character — rather than one person describing everyone.
2. Agree Team Values and Team Goal together as a full-group discussion.
3. Fill Expectations and Energy Sources, drawing out what each member individually needs and offers, in a 45 to 60 minute session.
4. Close by naming Obstacles and agreeing the Trouble protocol — the piece most teams skip and most need.