# Silent Lineup — Debrief Sheet

> 8 questions, 3 failure modes, one rule: no word was spoken, so every action was a choice.
> Use with `silent-lineup-guide.md`. Debrief runs 10 min after round two.

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## The 8 questions

**1. The first mover.**
"Who moved first — and what did they actually do?"
→ The first move in a leaderless group is usually an edge-claim: walking to the January end. Name it.

**2. The legible ones.**
"Whose gestures could you read from three meters? What made them legible?"
→ Legibility is a leadership skill: birth month on fingers beats vague waving.

**3. The jam.**
"Where did the line jam — and who could have broken it? Did anyone try?"
→ Most jams stay jammed. The question is not blame; it is permission: did people feel allowed to unstick it?

**4. The followers.**
"First three people to follow the first mover: why them? What did they see that others didn't?"
→ Early followers co-lead. This question usually surprises the room.

**5. Round two, new system.**
"Birthday to seniority — what changed in how you organized? Faster, slower, messier?"
→ Seniority is sensitive — watch the room; keep it light but honest.

**6. The daily version.**
"Where in your week does the group coordinate without an appointed leader — and who moves first there?"
→ Transfer question. Expect: incident response, chat threads, meetings without chairs.

**7. The one move.**
"If you could install one silent-lineup move into your team's Monday, which one?"
→ Commitment question. Expect answers like "make my status legible without being asked."

**8. The last position.**
"Who ended up at the very ends of the line — and what did being at the edge feel like?"
→ Closing question. Edge positions isolate; end on who checked the edges.

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## 3 known failure modes of the debrief itself

1. **It becomes a personality quiz.** "You're a natural leader!" — labels replace analysis.
   Rescue: redirect to moves, not people: "what did they *do* that worked?" Question 1 and 2 do this.

2. **The silent get no credit.** The quietest participants organized the middle and no one noticed.
   Rescue: ask question 2 while pointing at the middle of the line, not the ends.

3. **Round two turns into a seniority roast.** Years-in-company surfaces status, and jokes get sharp.
   Rescue: timebox it — one observation, then question 6 moves the room to daily patterns.

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If you are running the pre/post measure (`silent-lineup-assessment.json`), note these observables during the lineups:

| Observable | Points to |
|---|---|
| Someone claims an edge position in the first 10 s | Initiative habit |
| Finger-months or another legible code emerges | Coordination design |
| A jam gets unstuck by a non-first-mover | Distributed permission |

The report your participants receive is a self-comparison, never a ranking — keep it that way.