Observer Grid

OBSERVER Your task is to observe the group, not judge their performance, and try to identify the different roles and interaction patterns that may have emerged. Use this grid but DO NOT WRITE ANY NAMES. WHO was/were the… THINKER comes up with a lot of ideas about how to do it DOER not many words but …. actually does it! OBSERVER seems interested but … does nothing PESSIMIST keeps saying ‘that’s impossible’! ENCOURAGE encourages participation of all (especially those R who keep silent) NEGOTIATOR builds the bridges between conflicting views CHATTER Speaks a lot … but not about the task WAS THERE ANYONE WHO… seemed to exclude himself/herself from the task was excluded by others seemed too shy to intervene seldom spoke but had good ideas Use this table to draw the map of interactions in the group. Use arrows:

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