A team discussion should be initiated to increase team spirit and engagement in your team🤝

It should take place when you actively want to involve your team in the discussion as a whole. It can be in a formal or informal setting and is often more focused on the process of discussing ideas than checking off specific tasks during the discussion.

The leader here is more of a facilitator rather than leading the discussion as if it was a team meeting with a detailed agenda. 

The point of a team discussion is to

• give everyone involved a voice
• allow for various ideas to be expressed
• leads to ownership of conclusions, plans, or action
• open up communication channels among people who might not otherwise communicate often etc

Speaking up in front of everyone can be challenging, so don't underestimate simple activities to activate communication. E.g., hand everyone a post-it to write down a challenge or a solution. Cluster similar ideas together and start the conversation from there.

When you are facilitating a discussion, you can use different techniques. Here are some workshop techniques that can be helpful!