When the group has gotten off track or the discussion has broken down, playing dumb is a way of getting the group to focus on its own process by having to explain it to you. It’s a form of boomeranging, and is easy to do when you are really confused.

Examples:

• “Can someone tell me what’s going on?”
• “I’m confused. What are we doing now?”
• “Where are we?”
• “I’m lost. I thought we were…”