Support and Coaching Structures

In any process of research, writing, and engagement the following question is always worth discussing: By what means can the group function as a support and coaching structure to get most participants to finish their research and writing in the time available?

Background premises: Individually and in a group of peer students or researchers, you already know a lot about research and engagement. If this knowledge is elicited and affirmed, you are more able to learn from others. Activities such as freewriting bring to the surface insight that you were not able, at first, to acknowledge. Over the course of the research and writing process, you are encouraged to recognize that there is insight in every response and share their not-yet-stable aspects. The trust required takes time to establish.

An email group or listserv can be used to help the community develop (although it often ends up used for logistics, e.g., noting that such and such a link is broken on a webpage or wiki).
A survey a few sessions in from the start (example) can provide material for a practical vision process on this question (along the lines of Strategic Personal Planning, but with a small group instead of a single individual doing the brainstorming, clustering, and naming).