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STEPS + TIMING: 1. Form two circles with the inner facing out
2. Standing across from another person respond to
the open ended sentence that follows : 1 min
STEPS + TIMING: 1. Switch roles – stay curious & dig deep : 1 min
2. Inner circle take a step to the right
3. Respond to the next question
What are you deeply curious about when it comes to LS?
What questions do you have?
What remains uncertain for you when
it comes to LS?
STEPS + TIMING: Invite individuals to share short stories Bring artifacts to show what happened Divide the group into evenly sized learning pods Learning pods go to a station :: 9 minutes Rotate.
HINTS: Storytellers need to cut to the chase! ~7 mins for stories + 2 mins for questions Storytellers get multiple opportunities to refine or reinvent their story
A) Keith – Virtual LS Applications B) Mark – Ecocycle with teams C) Jeanne – Ecocycle with individuals D) Molly – Social Network Mapping E) Zac – Critical Uncertainties in govt F) Louise – A first time storyboard
STEPS + TIMING: 1. Use the LS Selection Match-Maker with one
or two partners : 10 mins
2. Create Strings or a Design Storyboard with help from colleagues : 15 mins
3. Caravan Walk to visit other groups and ask questions : 10 mins
“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress”. – Niels Bohr
STEPS + TIMING: In pairs, look over combined lists. Which truths are complementary yet impossibly opposed to one another? :: 4 mins
Precise ~ Ambiguous
Autonomous ~ Integrated
Loyalty ~ Independence
STEPS + TIMING: Compose your Wicked Question :: 2 mins
How is it that I/we [first truth] … while [second truth]?
STEPS + TIMING: Share your Wicked Questions in quartets :: 4 mins
Can you amplify one another’s paradoxical truths?
Examples of Wicked Question:
How can we raise children to be fiercely loyal to the family and independent, creative beings?
Examples of Wicked Question:
How is it that we must focus precisely on the challenge at hand while asking
ambiguous questions that evoke multiple answers and perspectives?
Examples of Wicked Question:
How is it that we can work together collegially and respectfully and still
encourage healthy critical debate and individual practice?
Examples of Wicked Question:
How might we exceed client
expectations while also increasing our margins?
STEPS + TIMING: Alone, complete a P2P worksheet for an upcoming meeting/gathering/project : 15 mins Form trios, and conduct a TROIKA consultation around each person’s P2P : 15 mins
Purpose Define using 1-2-4-All
Key question(s):
Why is [this] important to YOU and our wider community of clients/customers
How would you know if you were achieving your purpose?
Principles Define using 1-2-4-All Could you know whether you’ve violated it? Test principles against the Purpose. If you violated it, could you still achieve your purpose? If yes – NOT a good principle
Participants Identify using Social Network Webbing Using sticky notes, identify the people that need to be included (by name or by role)
Structure What resources are necessary for us to achieve our purpose?
What roles should we establish?
How will we make progress visible? Define the 5 microstructural elements (time, space, participation, groups, invitations)
Practices/Products Define with 1-2-4-All, 25/10, etc. What are our boldest ideas for delivering the promise of our purpose?
DESIGN STORYBOARDS Define step-by-step elements for bringing projects and meetings to productive endpoints
STEPS + TIMING: For the project you just defined using Purpose-to-Practice, develop a Storyboard : 10 mins
Form trios, and conduct a TROIKA consultation around each person’s Storyboard: 15 mins
Agenda Item
Goal LS Micro-Structure
Why this LS? Steps / Timing
Facilitator / Participants
Welcome Form working group, get acquainted
Impromptu Networking
Demonstrates respect for each person & discipline included
3 rounds in pairs, 5 minutes each
Carlos, all
Preparing to Launch Project
Make space for innovation
TRIZ, 1-2-4-All
Some of our successful practices have become overly mature (rigid) over time
3 steps, 10 minutes each
Jenny, groups of 4 then whole group
Attracting Broad Participation
Define and sharpen purpose
Nine Whys
We want to attract broad participation, innovating in many settings without formal controls
One rounds of 1-2-4, 30 minutes total
Katie, then groups of four
Action Planning
Identify action, get started now
25-to-10 Crowdsourcing
We have a do-er culture that benefits from self-discovery in a group
25 minutes for 5 rounds + action group formation
Carlos, all
If you were 10x bolder, what would you do to productively turn up the
heat in your meetings?
What is your first step or move?
STEPS + TIMING REVIEWED
1. Write your response to a prompt on an index card 2. Start passing cards while milling 3. Stop, read, and put 1-5 rating on back (1=Meh,
5=Wow! And I want to be a part of it) 4. Repeat at least 5 times. 5. Total scores and prioritize
STRINGS + VARIATIONS: Follow-up with P2P sub-group work on top 5 ideas
Use to generate bold questions for a leader prior to Celebrity Interview
Invite bold ideas for STOPPING activities/products
LS JAMBOREE
Practice making invitations for upcoming meetings or existing challenges using at least 3 different LS
STEPS + TIMING: Select the LS you want to practice : 1 min Good options might include:
Impromptu Networking
1-2-4-All Appreciative Interviews
TRIZ
25/10
STEPS + TIMING: Compose inviting questions for at least 3 of the LS you chose :: 6 mins
Form trios, and hold Troika consultations around everyone’s invitations :: 15 mins
Practicing with everyday LS Customize your meeting challenge
TRIZ - Specify the worse result of your work together Appreciative Interview - Flip a chronic problem into a search for success 25/10 Crowdsourcing - Focusing attention on bold purposeful action 1-2-4-All - Framing a territory to explore together
STEPS + TIMING: 1. Use the LS Selection Match-Maker with one
or two partners : 10 mins
2. Create Strings or a Design Storyboard with help from colleagues : 15 mins
3. Caravan Walk to visit other groups and ask questions : 10 mins
SOCIAL NETWORK WEBBING Map informal connections and decide how to strengthen the network to achieve a purpose
A SMART NETWORK
Tight Core ~ Loose Periphery Core – Dense internal connec-ons Periphery – Loosely connected exterior Smart Network Defined: The environment in which innova;on and collabora;on are most likely to occur.
STEPS + TIMING: Think about the ac;vi;es you are involved in now that
relate to an innova;on or well-‐defined project.
Go to the primary person you have collaborated with prior to this workshop.
From whom did you get new ideas and inspira-on
during the workshops?
Who would you like to get involved in taking next steps with LS? Perhaps someone you met here.
Who would you like to thank before you leave?