OPEN SESSION
This model creates the time and the space for participants to open up about their experiences, share thoughts, dreams, skills and ideas and plant the seeds for future collaborations.
with the goal of
community building via …
Idea sharing
Skill sharing
Dream Sharing
Open dialogue
Future collaborations
Cross-field communication
BEST PRACTICES
Some points to follow to get the most out of these gatherings
A weekly meet-up of no more than 9 professionals from diverse backgrounds.
A mix of personal and professional, formal and informal, this open session model creates the time and the space for participants to organically open up about their experiences, share thoughts, dreams, skills and ideas and maybe even plant the seeds for future collaborations.
Meet on a regular basis; sharing thoughts and ideas, dreams and aspirations only gets easier overtime.
Agree on a prompt beforehand as to give participants time to reflect.
Take turns coming up with the week’s guiding questions.
Take turns facilitating.
Use platform of choice to follow up and catalogue ideas discussed.
Pursue ideas and collaborations.
Use in conjunction with other exchange models.
GUIDING TOPIC EXAMPLES
A shared group interest
A recently acquired skill
A provoking article
A secret talent
A personal project
A favorite recipe
A curated reading list
SUGGESTED FORMAT
4 to 9 participants
Participants from different orgs within the filed
Weekly recurring meeting
Every participants gets a +1 to invite someone from outside the field