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Formin', Stormin', Normin', Performin', & Transformin'

When groups of like-minded youth and young adults get together for the common good, great things can happen. The five stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and transforming, can help youth achieve their best within a team. 

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Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Transforming

In the YouTube video, titled Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing: Bruce Tuckman's Team Stages Model Explained, by the channel MindToolsVideos, the four core phases for group development, first identified by psychologist Bruce Tuckman in the 1960s, are explained. They are:

  • Forming: The initial stage where group members introduce and learn about themselves.
  • Storming: The second stage where different personalities may clash with each other, as teammates question how effective they are as a team and if there should be a group leader or not. Some groups may not progress past this second stage.
  • Norming: The third stage, where group members resolve the issues. They now learn to effectively cooperate.
  • Performing: The fourth and final main stage, where the team can finally come together to complete their task successfully. The group leader can now assign tasks to teammates that best suit them so that everyone can do their best work possible.
  • Transforming: The team has fulfilled their purpose and now part ways or reflects on their group work. 

The website "Terrapin Adventures" has a blog post that further explains the stages of group development, including the fifth stage, Transforming, where the group dissolves once all tasks have been completed. While the post is tailored towards a work/corporate setting, it's important to remember that group development is possible with any team, even friends and family.

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Do you think you work better as a group or on your own? Why? Let us know in the comment section below! For youth and young adults, ages 13-26, join us on the SPAN Youth Chat on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:00 PM. 

Resources...

Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing: Bruce Tuckman's Team Stages Model Explained: https://youtu.be/nFE8IaoInQU.

The Five Stages of Team Development: What Stage Is Your Group In?: https://www.terrapinadventures.com/blog/the-five-stages-of-team-development-what-stage-is-your-group-in/

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