The team-alignment test
Five minutes per person, one week apart
- Kind
- Worksheet
- Time
- Five minutes per person, one week apart
- Best for
- When the team agrees in the room and disagrees in the work. This surfaces the underlying disagreement faster than any meeting.
The prompt
Three people on the team independently write a one-sentence answer to "what is this product for?". Compare the answers next week, not today. The differences are the conversation worth having.
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Notes
Three people on the team independently write a one-sentence answer to "what is this product for?". Compare the answers next week, not today. The differences are the conversation worth having.
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