The Transformations Club First Meeting
Reflections by Phase
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Founding Members and Examining Dilemmas
There are six types of members below. Each one is very Important to us no matter the level of experience or commitment. This packet includes material for all levels. You may want to just look at those parts relevant to how you feel.
Each person who receives this packet might be interested in this page.
1. Inactive (those who did not come to the meeting but have not asked to be removed from the list):
Please let us know if you plan to attend the next meeting in person or on Zoom
2. Beginner (people at the meeting):
We are the Club Beginners. Barbara said it well after each person introduced themselves and their backgrounds: “What a fascinating group of people! I wouldn’t mind being stuck in the elevator with any of you.”
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People who intend to come to the next meeting might want to read through pages 3-5.
3. Explorer: We will compile all the notes sent to us, send them to the email list, and begin our next meeting by exploring your comments on what you learned, had questions about, liked, and would like to improve.
People who already feel committed to keeping the Club going will want to comment on pages 6 and 5.
4. Sustainer: There is a suggestion attached below about how members could contribute in different ways.
People who want to make or respond to a contribution on a particular topic might be interested in pages 6-7.
5. Master: Several important topics were introduced at the meeting. To keep the discussion going, Group Genius author, Keith Sawyer, suggests we use the “Yes…and” approach, of affirming the comments and add to them. The attached comments on the discussion about the right and left brain. If you want to comment on that or another topic that we discussed, we will create a page on Guide to Expertise for the topic.
People who contribute to a group discovery or innovation might be interested in pages 8-10
6. Inspirer: he key contributors will be involved in writing and submitting to some publication or other way of disseminating the discovery or innovation.
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Founding Members and Examining Dilemmas
Purpose: We contribute to transformative learning of participants, community, and educators anywhere.
Presentations: Members lead part of a session drawing on their personal experiences and using a structure they are comfortable with, such as a casual introduction, a two-member dialog, or a PowerPoint.
Discussions: The group follows up with discussion led by the presenter(s) or someone they designate.
Reflection: Sessions end with a leader asking the questions below and a note-taker summarizing answers.
What is one thing (or more) that you learned today that just clicked, or you’d never considered?
What is one question (or more) that you had that you never were able to raise today?
What is one suggestion (or more) that you would recommend that we do in future sessions?
What is one suggestion (or more) that you would recommend that we not do in future sessions?
Suggestions for topics and presenters for the next session.
Next Session Follow-up: With presenter approval, we will write and publish online at guide2expertise,org current-session summaries. Recordings will help the write-up, and if presenters desire, may be edited and published.
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