A. Groups that are stuck need to get beyond their assumptions about what the problem is and what they can do to solve it. Participants engage creatively with the text materials while at the same time connecting to the general area of concern. This open, creative mind set allows them to imagine new ways of framing their problem and responding to it. The text method engages group members with one another in an activity that is very different from the unproductive discussions that they have been having. Existing relationships may have been confrontational or at least argumentative.
Groups make progress when they can use a common language.
D. Finally, the text reading and discussion method involves interpretation by association. This means that, as in brainstorming, participants are more likely to imagine and express new possibilities. As a result, an increased set of options emerges. Again, it depends on the specifics of the situation. Here are some of the relevant factors that we consider when selecting a text.