[TSCG-info] Three major mistakes Dynamic Governance users make that keep them frustrated with poorly run meetings

The Sociocracy Consulting Group tscg-info at sociocracyconsulting.com
Sat Feb 21 15:35:45 HST 2015


Three major mistakes are:

*Number 3*: /Lack of clarity about how to handle each agenda item/
This is part of advance preparation. If you skip thinking this through, 
you can flounder a lot in a meeting. For each agenda item, it’s helpful 
to think about

  * How to introduce it, and who will do that.
  * What process you will use to address it, and what outcome you
    desire. Do you plan to do picture forming only? Do you want a
    decision in this meeting?

Include this information in the agenda so participants know what to 
expect and can be better prepared. They may also be more relaxed.

*Number 2*: /Not getting feedback about the meeting/
If you want continuous improvement in how your group functions in 
meetings, ask for - and act on - feedback in the closing round at the 
end of every meeting.
Request feedback about the meeting as a whole and about the facilitation 
specifically.
Ask someone in the group to take notes and give you individual feedback 
afterwards, to help you grow as a facilitator.
Mistakes happen; the trick is to learn from them.

*Number 1*: /Failing to invest in developing yourself as a facilitator /
Excellent facilitation is both a science and an art. It helps bring out 
the best in a group, so that the group can accomplish its purpose.
Good facilitators make it look so easy that we may overlook what went 
into developing their skills.
To expect that you will somehow know what to do in every situation in a 
meeting without training and practice would be like expecting that you 
could fly an airplane or play the flute without training and practice.
Investing in developing yourself as a facilitator can pay off in every 
aspect of your life, not just in facilitating your Dynamic Governance 
meetings.

*Here’s a chance to develop yourself as a facilitator!*

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learn how to avoid mistakes as a facilitator and to send your meeting 
participants off with a joyful sense of having accomplished what they 
came to do. The class includes lots of real-world practice and feedback.

We start on Thursday March 12th,  1:00pm USA eastern time. Registration 
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