Candidate Pattern: StartWithIntroductions

Summary
Status	alpha	Confidence
details...		Group

Problem

When people join a group, they have expectation of finding help and being able to work together. However, for this to happen , there has to be a mutual disclosure between participants of personality, expertise etc., specific to the group.

Context

Solution

Make sure to start any collaborative activity with this period of disclosure. This is part of the key phase of establishing engagement of participants, that would include disclosure and negotiation. This could usefully be part of a specific session aimed at introductions. This could be through the facilitator indicating appropriate dimensions of this. If the group has the opportunity as a initial stage, it can achieve this through mutual interaction.

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