Saturday 'Setting Some Guardrails' — 03

A chance to catch up and ease into the session together, and arrive in time for meeting to start on time.

Quick review and alignment on how we want to engage during this session.

• Does anyone have a meeting 'rule' they'd like to propose?

• Monitor chat?

• Check for consent to adopt a summary of the last meeting.

• Confirm who will receive the transcript and produce a meeting summary

• Consent to facilitation?

A brief round for everyone to share how they’re arriving and what’s on their mind.

Natalie & Michael to share reflections from a recent conversation.
We know we care about the same things, we work well together, and we respect each other. We believe we’re capable of meaningful work together—but what is our cause?

This is often where groups can get stuck in endless circles of discussion. At the same time, we feel it’s important to begin doing—even if we haven’t yet defined our strategic mission or end goal.
So, how do we navigate this ‘start-up’ phase—the foggy, uncertain, yet highly potent period of exploration?

It’s possible that not everyone will feel compelled to engage in the same way at this point. That’s okay. Our intention is to create sufficient constraints to hold us together as a group, while still allowing individuals the autonomy to lean into areas that align with their interests and strengths.

Michael will introduce the concept of “Charters” as a proven method for creating the container within which teams and organizations function effectively.

We’ll take a look at a Charters Agreement ahead of time, to help understand the function of both ‘Chartering’ and forming agreements together (governance). Then, during the session, you’ll have the opportunity to choose a specific parameter and join a breakout group to draft the guardrails (rules/agreements) that will guide and focus our activities during the next phase. Pro tip: less is more!

Quick reflection on what you noticed, what you’re  celebrating, and potential actionable improvements.