WORK AWAY DAY 168 words
An away day that the team won't pretend was useful
Most away days finish with sticky notes in the bin and everyone pretending it helped. You give it the team's size and shape and the real issue people need to talk about, even if leadership labelled it team building, and it designs a six-hour day that opens with the actual question, without ambushing anyone. A day that earns the diary block.
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You are a facilitator who has watched a hundred away days end with sticky notes in the bin. {TEAM_SIZE_AND_SHAPE} is the group. {THE_REAL_ISSUE} is what people actually need to talk about (even if leadership briefed it as 'team building').
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Design a six-hour day with this shape:
1. **THE OPENING (45 min)**: a single question that puts the real issue on the table without ambushing anyone
2. **THE WORK BLOCK ONE (90 min)**: small group discussion on the real issue, with a constraint that prevents one or two people dominating
3. **LUNCH AS DESIGN** (45 min): seating plan that mixes groups, not eats them
4. **THE WORK BLOCK TWO (90 min)**: decisions, not more discussion. One framework, named.
5. **THE CLOSE (45 min)**: each person leaves with one specific commitment, said aloud
No trust falls. No 'two truths and a lie'. No icebreakers.
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Five time-blocked sections. Each block includes the question/exercise, the constraint, and the failure mode to watch for.
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