* regular team meeting
* Colleagues, project team, working partners
* Desire to try something new
* Convince the team
* Moderator:in
„Everyone sleeps, one speaks – that's called ... teaching “ 😉
Team meetings are sometimes similar. There are typical spokespeople, and the leader often has a high speaking share. Some think that you have to express your position or importance by speaking. Others have settled into a passive role.
But we can also try it out differently, trusting that everyone will contribute something. New moderation formats are needed to ensure that everyone participates in the team meeting and that everyone has roughly the same say, regardless of their position.
Remark: For some topics, it naturally makes sense for experts to speak more. In this case, however, the proportion of speaking time should also correspond to the level of professional expertise and not go hand in hand with position or speaking habit.
So that everyone can have their sayand the quiet ones can also contribute their ideas and thoughts, „speaking in a circle“ is suitable: each person takes it in turn to give an impulse on the respective topic. It is important that it is only one aspect (4-5 sentences, not a short presentation) and that there is no discussion during the round. The moderator ensures this. Everyone has the opportunity to speak in turn.
This has nothing to do with going round in circles. On the contrary: everyone is heard, everyone has the chance to express themselves and all ideas and positions are put on the table immediately. Good decisions can be made on this basis.
Don't worry, it doesn't take any longer than the usual monologues of individuals and the results of swarm intelligence are impressive.
Along the way, the quiet ones practise speaking and the loud ones practise listening. It's a real pleasure to hear everyone, and also takes the pressure off the individual, as you can be very confident that a topic will be comprehensively illuminated by the short statements.
This method is particularly suitable when an opinion on a topic is important, or as a review / outlook, as well as preparation for decision-making.
Anyone who has tried or modified the recipe, feel free to comment!
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Kerstin Seeger