During and after Harvesting, reflect back to the group how awesome they are. Celebrate the milestone of what has been achieved.
During and after Harvesting, reflect back to the group how awesome they are. Celebrate the milestone of what has been achieved.
Harvesting typically occurs as a group is approaching the end of the session or its life; if it hasn't yet occurred, it should as prelude to or part of the closing. --Sue
Harvesting is a way to make clear what commitments have been made and make them public so there is accountability. --Sue
When you are looking for valuable outcomes from the group's process, treat every person's contribution as worthy. -- Tom
The questions we use to harvest are important. Compare: "How good was this meeting?" to "What happened here that was valuable or useful to you" or "What changes could have made this meeting better?" or "What did you see emerging among us?" -- Tom
What you hear when you listen becomes the harvest. --Tree
Commitments likely involved a group moving into alignment around an issue. --Sue
A major function of harvesting is to give a name and thus coherent reality to phenomena that may be subtle, emerging, complex, or otherwise difficult to express. -- Tom
Although harvesting tends to happen at "the end", it can be invited throughout, including, for example, in collective wall charts or graphics to which participants can add notes at any time. -- Tom
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