Activity 3
Trust grows faster when people feel they belong. Finding common ground, whether it is a shared love of hiking or the same stubborn work ethic, creates small moments of recognition. Each overlap says: we are not so different after all.
Discover what connects you, from favorite foods to shared values. The more overlaps you find, the easier trust grows. Make sure everyone gets a chance to speak.
Building on the personal maps from Activity 2, this exercise turns individual self-disclosure into shared ground. A team is a social system where trust grows through repeated moments of recognition — the feeling that someone else understands or shares something meaningful with you. The more commonalities surface, the more the team's technical structures — roles, processes, tools — can rest on a foundation of genuine connection rather than mere obligation.
Outcomes
I understand how discovering shared interests and values creates the raw material for trust.