Scenario: All together

Written by DrBea on . Posted in WIAL Talk

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A participant asks everyone a question. Gets an answer from everyone and one of the participants ask the person who initially asked the question – “what are your thoughts?”

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    Anna Kozoń

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    It is challenging situation in my opinion. As a facilitator Action Learning Coach moderates the discussion but here the coach in directly invited to share his own thoughts. I would answer: “Please let me know why my thoughts are important to you at this moment.” I would be curious to learn what is behind this question.

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    Anna Kozoń

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    If the person who initially asked the question specifically requested everyone to answer it, I would comment: “You were all asked to answer the question and instead you return the question back. If you could, please comment this.”

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    Gary Liew

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    I would respond in the following way:

    1)I would acknowledge the participant who asked the question and thank them for their contribution.
    2) I would encourage the rest of the group to share their thoughts and ideas on the question at hand.

    3)I would facilitate the discussion to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas.

    4)I would ensure that the group stays focused on the problem at hand and that the discussion does not veer off topic.

    5)I would facilitate a reflection process to help the group explore the underlying reasons for the participant’s question and the subsequent request for their thoughts.

    6)I would encourage the original questioner to share their thoughts on the answers provided by the group, while reminding the group that all ideas and solutions are valuable and should be considered.

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    Nazeli Kirakosyan

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    In AL anyone can ask any question to anyone. There are so many ways to engage the person who asked the question to answer to the same question. Especially in this case, when everyone provided an answer, the participation of that person can be specifically important contributing to the content that is being generated through the answers. It should also be noted that one can always answer “I don’t know, I have no idea…”.

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