What have you noticed since last time? (5 mins) 

• Have noticed yourself thinking about anything connected with the course?
• Have you noticed anything different in the conversations around you?
• Have you noticed if anything has been better in your conversations or meetings?

 

 

“Yes..and…’ activity (5 mins)

• In groups of three (or four)
• Imagine you all share a house
• One persons starts by saying “I really think we should have furniture made of brick”
• Take turns to explore and build positively on this suggestion 
• The only rule is that each contribution must start with “Yes… and…”
• In the last minute, notice how expected or unexpected the outcome was

 

 

Appreciative Triangles (20 minutes)

• Groups of three (or four)
• In the groups decide who will be a talker, a questioner and an observer / timekeeper
• Three rounds of interviews, with the roles swapped round each time, as follows:
  • • Questioner invites the talker to briefly describe something they enjoy doing and would be happy to talk about 
    • Questioner follows with questions that include a key word from the previous answer
    • (an) Observer stops the interview after 4 mins and feeds back appreciative comments about the talker’s strengths evidenced with examples from the interview. These are received without comment or response.
• After 3 rounds use the remaining time to reflect on what you noticed

 

 

How, what and why (15 mins)

• In groups of three (or four)
• Take turns in three rounds of 3 mins to be the interviewer, interviewee and observer(s)/timekeeper(s)
• In each round the interviewer asks the interviewee to describe a hobby or something they like doing in a couple of sentences 
• Round 1 – every question must start with How
• Round 2 – every question must start with What
• Round 3 – every question must start with Why
• Use the remaining time to share what you noticed

 

Parliamentoring

• Parliament have hired you as consultants to help members make constructive and productive contributions
• They have sent over a 10-minute video of contributions from three parliamentarians and they want your rapid feedback on what they are doing well and what could be done better 
• Watch the video, carefully noticing what they say and how they say it. 
• In small groups review your findings and provide your advice in the chat (10 mins)