Establishing group operating rules
A workshop is a collaborative project. As a facilitator, you can't just drop your rules on people. For everyone to be invested in following the rules, they should be established collectively.
The workshop culture determines not just the participants' behavior but also the facilitator's. However, you can draft a few workshop principles and then ask participants to review, revise, and extend them.
To help you establish these guidelines, try to answer the question, "What rules should we follow to accomplish our purpose?"
Some examples of ground rules include:
