•Try to cover the list of words, including any that were not chosen. Ask the group
to speculate on why certain words were not chosen.
•Ask if the five most popular words make up a good description of an ideal team
member.
•Ask participants if there are any words that they think are missing.
•Get consensus from the group on the ideal team member.
•Conclude the exercise by informing the group that they have just functioned as
a team by agreeing on the description of the ideal team member.
Option/Variation
If you need to save time, abbreviate the discussion by not going over all the words
in detail.
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