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Use the team agreements template to cultivate team cohesion and a sense of belonging by leading your team in a workshop to articulate their agreements.
Agreements are the behavioral norms that create and maintain the team dynamic: they help team members understand what they can expect of each other, and how to hold each other accountable.
To use Mural’s team agreements template, designed by the experts at IDEO, follow the steps outlined below with your team.
Assign everyone on your team a color sticky note and have them state their work-style preferences by placing sticky notes across different work spectrums (e.g., introvert vs. extrovert). Then, have your team surface goals for project outcomes so everyone can understand how they are showing up and what they find important.
Synthesize individuals’ needs into short, memorable statements that the team can agree to.
Pro-tip: You can use a voting session to determine the best options democratically, and keep things moving by using the timer feature.
Keep your agreements visible so they stay top of mind and can help bring new team members up to speed. Setting these team agreements is the first step in leading your team through complex challenges and projects.
