0000041686 00000 n 27. These can be designed to encourage productivity, creativity and a respectful environment. Be brief when sharing relevant information and ideas. Can you help me understand the connection, or, if its not related, can we figure out if and when we should address your topic? Saying this enables you to quickly test your inference that Bobs comment isnt related. Your team may make a lower-quality decision because that persons contributions were not heard or because the person is not committed to implementing the decision. There are different types of ground rules. Expect to be surprised. Establishing this as a ground rule highlights that participants can suggest on their own when to place something on the parking lot in order to keep the meeting on track and on time. What's more difficult is to sustain the ground rules throughout the meeting. Hb```f``Uc` bE800lmoSP P XN[l Keep in touch with your facilitator and your fellow participants after the workshop. As facilitators, one of our key roles is to guide the workshop to ensure participants walk away from the session honing in on the learning objectives. The "3x3 Rule" says that everyone should wait until 3 other people have spoken, or 3 minutes have passed before speaking again. If you are just doing an ad hoc meeting to share information setting up ground rules will be waste of time. 0000075234 00000 n Parking Lot is a place, where participants can park off-topic ideas, questions, or comments for a later time. Ground rules are guidelines that participants in a meeting agree to follow in order to make the meeting more productive and enjoyable. Present the final choices. Plan and implement follow-up activities after the workshop. The more tangible ideas are, the easier it is to discuss them. Review the workshop ground rules as a large group. Participate 100% by sharing ideas, asking questions, and contributing to discussions. E.L.M.O stands for Enough, lets move on and can be established as a meeting rule to cut unnecessary discussions. The more tangible ideas are, the easier it is to discuss them. xYYo7~70I 0NiGEZyPlYZK,7oX8>V7yl|_}Y\tn1/WnYt69d2N,N29,$o^inur$%HK ' sIbr)Yf"p|MnzINNrWX:jF2 O#.;/#2q~vR:]c4]1jTwh,ZFurGtT*I4!_ny*2|69LLMBaf[F]E. Dont worry about nitty-gritty details. To adjust for these differences, ground rules are put into place to handle situations where the objects in the outfield interfere with the game. Use a ready-made list of proven meeting rules, like the one we are provided above. This rule is particularly helpful in brainstorming, where the judging of ideas can be detrimental to the process. 42. Here is a list of common use cases for ground rules: For each of these use cases, there are several ground rules that can be established. A more productive way to deal with this situation is to have a ground rule about testing assumptions and inferences. Use MeetingSift for free. How? Respect the groups time and keep comments brief and to the point. 0000068326 00000 n Building a list of meeting rules from scratch can be a good team-building activity. 1. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 0000002960 00000 n %PDF-1.5 Below is a list of a few ground rules Ive picked up along the way and have since leveraged in my training sessions/workshops. Make sure your comments are relevant to the purpose of the workshop. Dont lose your sense of humor. Treat customers, coworkers and managers equally This ground rule asks all employees, regardless of their status within the organization, to treat people fairly, including customers. 0000068101 00000 n Refer to these notes during and after the workshop. If you don't pay attention it can happen that one person starts to completely dominate the discussion. 44. This rule can be used to encourage participants to come up with big ideas, without considering the practical constraints of day-to-day life. 0000002204 00000 n The more people zone out of a meeting, the quality of the meeting and its output will diminish rapidly. The term originally comes from baseball. Nothing comes from doing nothing! Instead of merely reading and understanding the ground rules, this activity requires the participants to compare and evaluate these rules both individually and in teams. Interested in learning more about our train the trainer courses? Group Dynamics 4. Identify actions based on decisions made, and follow up actions assigned to you. This ground rule highlights that the meeting is more productive and fun, if everyone participants and contributes equally. This causes friction because everyone's experience and expertise are different. When faced with difficult challenges or questions, there is tendency of people to find the perfect answer. How? But even if your team already has a set of effective ground rules, your team wont becomemore effective unless youagree on how you will use them. "Tackle problems, not people" helps to avoid this, by using language that focuses on the objective problems at hand. 61. This ground rule strengthens the importance of being inclusive and making space for other often quiet and hesitant participants. Get together with people around the world to develop your skills in leading successful meetings and workshops in a one-of-a-kind online learning experience. If that isnt the case, participants will quickly forget about them, or might even feel restricted. Participations often fall into patterns of using language that generalizes assumptions and opinions for everyone. Ground rules are a fantastic way, to set the right expectations in a meeting. 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Be present, and dont attend to non-meeting business. 4 0 obj At the end of the workshop, celebrate your collaboration and achievement. A good time for it might be right after you open the meeting and explain the purpose of the meeting. If a participant is disruptive beyond acceptable limits, it may be necessary to call a break in the meeting and talk privately with the offender. 0000001553 00000 n Ask the participants to organize themselves into teams in which each participant has a different list of ground rules. Understand other peoples perspectives. 17. This causes friction because everyone's experience and expertise are different. Undiscussable issues are those issues that are on everyones mind, but no one is able to bring them forwards. We can help. Here are some of our favourites: 1. 2. Turn off your electronic devices. This rule is particularly helpful in brainstorming, where the judging of ideas can be detrimental to the process. <> 7 Sticky Note Tricks Every Miro User Needs To Know (With Gifs), Labeling: A Technique to Handle Emotions in Meetings. 11. 57. 22. Come to the meeting with a positive attitude. W.A.I.T stands for "Why am I talking?". The more people zone out of a meeting, the quality of the meeting and its output will diminish rapidly. It is also advisable to ask all participants to turn off their cell phones for the duration of the workshop. % TR]k~ioO. Keep an open mind toward other peoples suggestions. Rules or guidelines such as only one person speaks at a time or raising a hand to speak, as well as shutting off any cellphones or distracting devices are good to establish at the onset of the workshop. Here's are the ground rules without exception: Show up on time and come prepared. 3. Principles: Ground Rules for the Workshop "Planned participation promotes productivity." Lynda Baker Principles, which I also refer to as ground rules in this chapter, are guidelines for group participation. 0000007101 00000 n Normally, we do this in reverse. Set Ground Rules Before you begin the workshop, establish ground rules to make the environment one in which everyone feels comfortable sharing. Blue sky thinking is brainstorming without limits. Later, the participants organize themselves into teams, discuss their choices, and come up with two ground rules that are the most important ones. Make sure decisions are supported by the group, otherwise they wont be acted on. Repeats may require the ground rule being restated. 6. Be curious to learn about alternative perspectives. <> Copyright - MeetingSift. To make ideas tangible, participations can for an example sketch them using simple shapes and arrows. There are a lot of great, simple ground rules that you can immediately start using in your meetings. E.L.M.O stands for "Enough, let's move on" and can be established as a meeting rule to cut unnecessary discussions. But do not dominate the discussion. "Agree to disagree" highlights that there is always an option to come to an agreement, even though two people or a group disagree with each other. Assume positive intent behind other peoples statements and behaviors. Be inclusive. Be prepared to contribute to achieving the meeting goals. Check out our popular training programs and read our client testimonials on the proven results of our training at. How? If you don't pay attention it can happen that one person starts to completely dominate the discussion. Once stated, anyone in the meeting can say "ELMO!" Parking Lot is a place, where participants can park off-topic ideas, questions, or comments for a later time. The more tangible ideas are, the easier it is to discuss them. Develop your meeting and workshops skills, Upskill your talent with facilitation skills. Learn about other peoples background. Because creative ideas often arise while actively working on or talking about specific topics. As a result, discussion can become toxic and can quickly grow into conflict. 5. Contribute to a single conversation. Remember and use basic rules of brainstorming. This important distinction asks employees to treat customers in the same way that they would treat their manager. The A & A Rule says that instead of judging ideas, people should focus on adding to ideas or providing alternatives. Do your part for staying on schedule. Often people do this unconsciously because they feel that the meeting isn't relevant for them."Be present, or be elsewhere" is a good meeting guidelines to establish shared awareness and clear expectations one participants. Be direct and honest. Avoid judgmental reactions to other peoples ideas. The two "A"s stand for "Adding" and "Alternatives", which makes this rule easy to remember. W#bp7r7ltR$jQD5y4AW[,>)a-)5o8ZoTH=_vk UyX*-0~rlz.IC"p ,d~OvW*P{Z?+yi~TeCQ4QREOKgW+$\/LP8vmP4 This ground rule highlights that the meeting is more productive and fun, if everyone participants and contributes equally. This is where meeting ground rules come in to play. Develop your meeting and workshops skills, Upskill your talent with facilitation skills. There are always a mix of extrovert and introverted people in a meeting. Do not waste everyones time by repeating what others have said. Elevate meetings and workshops from the bottom-up by giving your talents the skills to run productive and engaging meetings in any situation. Ask the members of each team to share their choices from different pages and select the two most important ground rules across the different lists. Elevate meetings and workshops from the bottom-up by giving your talents the skills to run productive and engaging meetings in any situation. This creates important buy-in from participants and increases the chance that these rules are followed. 59. Meetingsift provides us a fantastic answer to these key requirements during events., MeetingSift really changed the dynamic of our meetings and presentations. Share the selections.. Blow a whistle to announce the end of the 3 minutes. 2 0 obj Sofia is a Human Resources Consultant in Langley, BC with over 15 years of senior level experience in Human Resources.She is the Principal and Lead Consultant at Upskill Consulting, a Human Resources (HR) Consulting firm based in Langley, BC, offering personalized and tailored HR support, services and solutions to the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver regions. Meeting Basics Blue sky thinking is brainstorming without limits. Be direct and honest. Select those that are appropriate to your group's needs. For example, some teams point out when a team member is off topic by directly saying Thats off topic or by using an agreed-upon word, such as jellyfish. But all these variations of the ground rules are based on the assumption that the person calling jellyfish is correctly stating that the other person is off topic. 36. "Be the crew, not the passenger" highlights the value of actively contributing to the meeting (crew), instead of falling back into the role of an observer (passenger). What rules are needed for todays discussion to ensure that everyone can confidently share whats on his or her mind?[.box-highlight]. Therefore I would like to establish a set of ground rules, that helps us to have a more productive and focused discussion as a group. 18. http://www.hawaiienergypolicy.hawaii.edu/. 58. Arrive on time for the workshop. Stay mentally and physically present. Respect different points of view. Training Workshop Ground Rules 1. The following are common examples of ground rules. Use case: Maintain focus and stay on time. Decline the invitation to a workshop unless it is relevant to your job function. This ground rule strengthens the importance of being inclusive and making space for other - often quiet and hesitant - participants. 69. This allows people to talk and share more willingly. Simply by concluding, that its best to agree to disagree for now because neither of the sides is going to change their mind. Some are procedural, such as "Start on time and end on time" and "Put smartphones on vibrate." Procedural ground rules are useful but don't help your. 55. "Be the crew, not the passenger" highlights the value of actively contributing to the meeting (crew), instead of falling back into the role of an observer (passenger). Be prompt in arriving to the meeting and in returning from breaks. Be engaged all the time. During discussions, challenge questionable assumptions and beliefs. Other ground rules are abstract, such as Treat everyone with respect and Be constructive. These rules focus on a desirable outcome but dont identify the specific behaviors that are respectful or constructive. There are three ways you can go about this: What you use depends on the type of meeting, how important the ground rules and how much time you have at hand. Avoid using idioms, three letter acronyms, and phrases that can be misunderstood. Align them with yours. Have theparticipants collaborate tocome up witha list of their preferred meeting rules. Announce a 3-minute time limit. MeetingSift helps your meeting stay on topic, and focuses the discussion on issues rather than persons. These blue sky ideas are often very inspirational and a great anchor point for the group to come up with similar, more feasible ideas. Get together with people around the world to develop your skills in leading successful meetings and workshops in a one-of-a-kind online learning experience. "Go for Quantity" is a great rule to establish before diving into a brainstorming session. Whatever happens during the workshop stays in the room. Brief the participants. 65. Communications 0000005905 00000 n The "A & A Rule" says that instead of judging ideas, people should focus on adding to ideas or providing alternatives. Sorted by their most common use case. 8 ground rules examples. 56. 1 0 obj During discussions, value other participants contributions. Stay at the strategic level. Single slip-ups can usually be given a pass. If you want your team to be effective, you need meeting ground rules and you need agreement about how to use them. Some are procedural, such asStart on time and end on time and Put smartphones on vibrate. Procedural ground rules are useful but dont help your team create productive behavior beyond, say,everyone being on time and having their smartphones on vibrate. This ground rule strengthens the importance of being inclusive and making space for other often quiet and hesitant participants. Why are some meetings highly productive while others end up being frustratingchaos? During discussions, dont make abstract statements. Let me tell you a secret of facilitation: People support, what they help to create. Here we would recommend, doing it as early as possible. 0000001976 00000 n "Getting started is more important than being right" reminds the group, that progress is the priority and that answers will probably emerge along the process. endobj endobj 38. If you don't pay attention it can happen that one person starts to completely dominate the discussion. Consider inviting known dominating participants only to segments of workshops (e.g., have participants present or share ideas with HIPPOs, but not brainstorm with them) Plan to break up the workshop participants into small teams with balanced personalities and roles; Create ground rules and expectations for respectful interactions and listening Distribute different lists. 0000008589 00000 n The more people zone out of a meeting, the more rapdily the quality of the meeting and its output will diminish. The Chatham House Rule is an alternative to the Vegas rule. Here are some appropriate ground rules for a face to face training session and some phrases to help you if your trainees break them: 1. Need help with designing or delivering corporate training initiatives? "Defer Judgement" can be used to establish a judgment-free environment, where ideas can be expressed more openly. Announce a 5-minute time limit. Keep an open mind. But if participants mutually explore the interest behind the positions, it becomes much easier to find a common ground. Make positive comments about other peoples ideas. 5. Once stated, anyone in the meeting can say ELMO! at any time to indicate that it is time to move on to the next topic. Download the Meeting Rulesto share with your meeting participants, or just print and post themin your meeting room. Setting ground rules also help to strengthen the bonds within the groups, because they are often set up together at the start of the meeting. This is like running meetings on steroids. This can have a negative impact on the meeting. It's a great meeting rule to put the group into a forward-looking mindset. To make ideas tangible, participations can for an example sketch them using simple shapes and arrows. As you may guess, this comes from the original saying "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". 20. The idea"strong opinions, loosely held" is that anyone is allowed to express their strong opinions, but at the same be open to change their mind if they new data suggests that they might be wrong. Ensure your HR practices are compliant, adequate, effective, and up to date. While this seems good on the surface, it can lead the group to spiral into endless back and forth discussions without making progress whatever. Often people do this unconsciously because they feel that the meeting isn't relevant for them."Be present, or be elsewhere" is a good meeting guidelines to establish shared awareness and clear expectations one participants. Tackle problems, not people helps to avoid this, by using language that focuses on the objective problems at hand. Be prepared to contribute to achieving the meeting goals. You may learn that Bob is thinking more systemically than the rest of the team and has identified an important issue that no one else thought of. 68. 25. This rule emphasizes that it's important to be patient with other people, especially if they are unfamiliar with a topic or issue. 0000008050 00000 n Ground rules are crucial for fully utilizing time and creating a positive environment for your training. MeetingSift's easy to use collaboration platform for meetings helps you run more productive meetings, with higher engagement, better decision making, and more consistent follow up. Access more than 40 courses trusted by Fortune 500 companies. The Donut Rule is a meeting guideline for the group to focus on the larger picture (donut) instead of getting caught up in things they don't have or can't control (hole in the donut). Stay open to new ways of doing things, and listen for the future to emerge. The term originally comes from baseball. Based on the size of the group, this can also be adjusted to the 2x2 or even 4x4 Rule. Decisions Making During group activities, avoid defensive behaviors and statements. 6. 62. Use no more than 10 ground rules. 64. As facilitators, one of our key roles is to guide the workshop to ensure participants walk away from the session honing in on the learning objectives. Handle conflicts during discussions in a healthy way. Make sure that your comments are relevant to the goal of the workshop. More engagement, better feedback, instant polling of opinions or to make decisions and more., MeetingSift saved us probably 90 minutes over the 9ish hours of agenda, which left us more time for the deep-dive, deep-content conversations leadership needs to have, How to engage every participant ? 0000002397 00000 n 39. Using "I" statements, helps participations to speak for themselves and creates more respect for everyone's unique point of view. 0000061726 00000 n At the end of the workshop, thank the facilitator and your fellow participants. Use case: Handling and avoiding conflicts. Share meeting reports with meeting participants. What are some of your ground rules? Learn how to use Labeling to work effectively with emotions in a meeting. Value the learning from different inputs, and listen to get smarter. Prepare seven different pages of 10 ground rules on each page. "Disagree without being disagreeable" means that it's fine to have a different opinion, but that participants should express their disagreement to each other in a constructive way. This ground rule helps to draw out participants to embrace discomfort. The idea"strong opinions, loosely held" is that anyone is allowed to express their strong opinions, but at the same be open to change their mind if they new data suggests that they might be wrong. We can help. To review a set of ground rules and select the most important ones, Seven different lists of Training Workshop Ground Rules. Listen actively to understand what the other participants are saying. stream Honest and constructive discussions are necessary to get the best results. Based on the size of the group, this can also be adjusted to the 2x2 or even 4x4 Rule. Relate new skills and knowledge from the workshop to your workplace. Analyze and discuss ideas, not people. Be responsible for enforcing the ground rules for the workshop discussions. Return on time after breaks. Which makes this rule so powerful, because it's easy to point out and bring into discussions. Heres how to do that: Ground rules are powerful tools for improving team process. Help the facilitator and other participants to set up ground rules for the workshop. Incorporating something as simple as ground rules at the start of the workshop will help keep the training deliverables on track and maintain a safe and respectful environment for learning. 40. Select those that are appropriate to your group's needs. Just for Fun. 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