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Reflections on Working out loud week 0 process

Reflecting on the Working out loud week 0 process, which you can find general information about here , these are the thoughts that came into my mind: Fixing time of weekly meeting Among participants in the Working out loud week 0 meeting there was, relatively quickly, agreement that fixing a time  for the weekly meeting  at the start of the 12 weeks process is a good idea - not least in order to avoid spending too much time on planning. During a relatively short verbal exchange, 4 days of the week were quickly excluded, as these were not optimal times for participants to meet. After a few minutes, we had settled on a specific day and time of a week to have our weekly weekly meeting over 12 weeks. We also agreed that when minimum 3 of the 5 circle participants can participate in a meeting, the meeting will take place. Rotating facilitator role and rotating timekeeper role Among participants in the Working out loud week 0 meeting  there was, within a relatively short ...

Working out loud. Questions from week 1 to week 6

To view the circle guides for the weekly meetings you have each week for 12 weeks, click here . Here are some of the questions to think about in the first 6 meetings: Week 1: Attune your attention Why did you join a Working Out Loud circle? What is your learning goal for the next 12 weeks? What people do you know whose interests are related to your goal? Week 2: Offer your first contributions What happened since the last meeting? What is the level of intimacy to each of the people, you wrote down during the week 1 exercise? 1. The person doesn’t know you exist. 2. You are connected in some way with the person. For example, you follow the person on social media. 3. You have had one or more interactions with the person. 4. You have collaborated, even in a small way. 5. You regularly interact, exchange ideas, and help each other. Try holding the door for a person you do not know. Then ask yourself these questions: Why did you decide to hold that particular person? How did you ...