Design for Wiser Action

theharvesthub.org

Less is more: less instructions, you'll need to take notes (important for pitch)!

People have something in common: same organization

Fantastic for funding applications/ funders: 3-4 hours for a plan

 

Purpose:

• Ask for help & receive help

10 minutes: 

• Space to pitch project (first come, first served OR other ways to vote)
• If you have one and want to adjust
• If you want to push yourself to make something happen
• Invitation: this is the place to give, to support the holders, not the place for ego
• If you have insights for your own project, keep them in your pocket
• Give and take
• Support each other
• 2 min- Silence
• Put up the board
• First-come, first-served, training space
• CAPITAL letters, text box with 10-word limit (keep it concise)
• Put your name next to it
• Hear Holders pitch their project 20s
• Choose a project: Don't be smaller than 4, bigger than 5.

• What's the quest: Participants pose questions
• Project owner
• Strategic Allies
• Core team 
• Broader team
• Resources
• Clear Purpose & Needs
• What is the quest behind the purpose: personal/ organization drive
• What's missing?
• 3-min pitch to introduce project (from last round)
• Holder switch camera off (Reduce empathy)
• Participants discuss (brutally honest & immensely kind) and Holder listen & take notes only (keep silent)
• If there's something that's hurtful, please remember it's not you it's just your project, be open to receive what is needed, but reject what is not needed
• Post-it with different colors for participants & Holder
• Holder pay close attention to what's within
• Hosting team check in on people (tending with care, drinks, etc.). NOT interfere with their reflective process/ give advice. Simply to give emotional support.
• Round 3: What's next
• Invite Holders to update their project in 3 minutes
• Finish up writing the project, tighten up
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• Circle of Gratitude
• What they're gratful for?
• One action they'll take to make project a reality.
• Invitation at the end for participants: What did you learn, for your own projects?

ProAction Cafe:

• Like this without turning camera off, straightforward dialogue, no template
• Better to ProAction Cafe to clarify needs, then Design Lab
• Incorporating learning in their practice

What I learnt about this practice/ group/ self?

What possibilities are opening up for you?

What do you need to put this into practice?

What are you going to do, when & what?

- Practice: Good for reminding to put ego down

- Group: Very supportive

- Self: Really need to change my context and try more? Why do I need to be louder? More prep?

Possibilities

- I can lead a group through this! 

- Don't know clearly the design principles, really need to read more, delve deeper

Put into practice

- Team

Commitment

- Share this with my team

- Next Sunday (28th Nov)