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What challenge are you still facing with your design that you want support on? (Find your name + add your question)ALISON Ideas/AcknowledgementsCHANTAL Ideas/AcknowledgementsCINDY Ideas/AcknowledgementsGIANCARLO Ideas/AcknowledgementsHEATHER Ideas/AcknowledgementsHENRY Ideas/AcknowledgementsJENNIFER Ideas/AcknowledgementsLUANN Ideas/AcknowledgementsSUZANNE Ideas/AcknowledgementsJOANNA
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ALISON'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE - NOT HERE TODAY
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CHANTAL'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE -
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CINDY'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE - I am designing an 18 month event 2 hours a month - What does a pinnacle look like for an 18 month event?The meta pinnacle! Woo! What is the overall promise you're making to them about the macro shift the 18-month program will deliver to them? The pinnacle should connect them back to this. Hard to say more without knowing more about it, but sounds like it should be something that honors the culmination of a lot of work they did with you! 18 months is no joke.Some thoughts: a graduation; a presentation that summarizes each person's change; a partnered activity where one person interviews another and presents that persons' evolutionWith a tme frame of this length, perhaps the pinnacle could reflect the "minicles" you can create along the way. In addition, becasue you have 30 days between each session you can amplify the idea and execution that the transformaton will occur between each session. Perhaps ask your self, "what would the pinnacle be for each month or maybe each 3 months?" Those combined could assist in crafting a powerful pinnacle and integration.Cindy - Could you use the Lifeline or Leadership Journey (Bill George - True North) framework and ask each of them to present what the 18 month journey has been for them - what have they learned about themselves? Others? What will be different as a result of embarking upon this journey? Depending upon the size of the group you can give each person 8 - 10 minutes to present. They can graphically share, draw. etc.
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GIANCARLO'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE -
Context: 1 hour workshop for managers/leaders to learn how to play the role of “coach” for their direct reports.
Question: Is it appropriate to make the pinnacle experience a breakout where two people take turns coaching each other (on a minor topic/question/challenge)? And then we debrief on it to integrate.		Yes - I think so - I would make it a "final' practice - using all the things they have learned in the class. Ask participants to bring real life situations they could benefit from coaching- makes it better to debriefYes, i think this is a great idea. You could also have an oberserver who is able to provide feedback on what they have observedAbsolutely. Consider giving clarity to the participants on what a (minor topic/question/challenge) might be to help people. Also consider avoiding comparatives like "minor" so it doesnt blunt the possiblility for expression. :)Giancarlo - I might recommend triads so you have an observer who can provide feedback to the coach and coachee and then they can rotate so each has a chance to play each role - maybe provide the observer a rubric to support them in giving the feedback.
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HEATHER'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE - I'm working on a 12 session management training program; i'm working on session 1. I'd like people to think about leaders who have inspired them and then think about the ways they lead that positively impacts others. I was going to do the personal part as a reflection exercise, but i'm wondering if it would be more powerful as a partner discussion. It will mean really compressed time which i don't feel good about. Can this be effective enough as a self reflection with homework to observe oneself during the week?Reflection is really powerful - suggestion to add a partner share that is short - 1 min each - share key points, a summary, something like that. Definitely get them saying something outloud to another person about their takeaways from that reflection/self-observation. It's hard for integration to happen when we only keep it all within ourselves. Plus knowing that you have to share about it helps create some gentle accountability so they follow-through on the activity/don't blow it off.I dig the opportunity to bring in what inspirings your participants. As long as yu can create a delivery method to shae that inspiration to the group, I believe you can do it as a solo homework exercise.I wonder if you provided a quote or pictures of various leaders and ask them to share and why they selected this particular leader.
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HENRY'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE -
I'm designing a snowboarding excursion for big-powder seekers who want to board in hard to get to countries and uses the experience to evolve personally and professionally. My pinnacle event will have all the participants implementing all of their learned skills over various terrains and leading each other as they do it. How do I ensure each participants feels seen/supported during the pinnacle and how best to integrate at the end?		Maybe ask what key skills do they want to implement before they start - and then after ask how it went and what ahh has came from the experience?When you said this earlier, that was the first question that came to mind: will everyone have an opportunity to lead others on something? What happens when multiple people want to lead on the same thing? My initial idea to address this would be: 1. Idenfity all the possible dimensions someone could lead on. Divvy up the terrain into multiple opportunities for people to lead. Lead on the same concept in different parts of the terrain. Have room for multiple people to lead. My second thought was have people identify more than one concept they feel comfortable taking the lead on, which could help you avoid people duplicating that. Everyone would have an opportunity to take leadership over something for the group this way.This is hard to do on the mountain, so i am thinking that there might need to be some time off the mountain to share the experience each person has had and how they have learned. What they learned about themselves and why this skill/change was important to them. It then takes the pressure off of the timeon the mountain.Break group into 3 or 4 smaller groups to allow multiple leaders and easier integration at the end of each run. Send a facilitator with each mini-group. Before & After video series. Henry - I love this - wish I was a snowboarder. Wondering if you can introduce some structure along the way - so gathering each morning before you head out and at the end of the day to plan for the next day - in those sessions perhaps weave through a topic - mindfulness - awareness - resilience - adventure and connect these reflections back at the end of the week (or whatever time period the excursion is going to be)
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JENNIFER'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE - NOT HERE TODAY
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LUANN'S QUESTION/CHALLENGE - Context: Women's Leadership Development complementing an existing Leadership Development Program for Construction leaders. Question: How do you win over those who may be reluctant to play with experiential learning exercises?Slow and steady - start in a comfort zone and work from there. Maybe understandingg why they are reluctant? Not feeling safe, not wanting to be there....that way you can try and address through different activitiesIn setting the expectations of the program, address that skepticism. Help people think about an experience they have had where they didn't think they would like it, but they were surprised. Help them become comfortable with the notion of not knowing the outcome. Go extra slow through the sessions so everyone feels safe. Address the possibility for reluctance in the beginning. This is where you guidelines will be incrediby important, i.e. We show up fully and go all out for this experience.Luann - I think revisiting or reconnecting them each and every time could be supportive - the more they are connected to each other and comfortable with each other perhaps they will begin to be open to play more. Wondering if Play on Purpose might have some good connectors?
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 SUZANNE - Women In Leadership Cohort program - Should the pinnacle session be a solo/individual experience or small group to connect them further - is there an optimal time allotted for pinnacle?Great question! I am intereded in the answer - I am thinking a group but that is based on the goal of the training to buld reltaionships. Can your from to help you decide what would be best for you?I think the pinnacle activity could be a solo activity, and it will also be accompanied by an opportunity to integrate it. So if it's a solo reflection, you then give everyone a chance to share some/all from that reflection with one or more people. I do this a lot for the meta pinnacle of a training program. Solo vision exercise. Then partner with someone to share with each other/reflect/discuss. Then come back to full group to share a smaller distillation or word/phrase that represents the crux of your vision/committment.I have a similar question for mine. I think it might depend on how many connection activities you have before it. I think my bias is that a conncted activity drives more meaning than a solo one.I think you can do both. Allowing time for self integration before a group reveal can be powerful and ensure your groups know they can support each other.
Could this be a both/and where you start with individual reflection, share in pair/triad, then back to the full group to integrate all the learning (individual and collective)?
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