Cohorts compress months of disagreement into weeks. Without rituals, nuance evaporates. Open each week with a limitation minute—one facilitator shares something their prior team got wrong. It sets tone better than inspirational quotes.
Rotate note-takers so power dynamics do not calcify. Use silent writing before debates; the loudest voice should not set the frame every time. Close sessions with a "what we refuse to claim" list tied to specific models. That list becomes institutional memory.
Rituals should feel slightly inconvenient; convenience is how generic talking points sneak back in.