<aside> 💡 Imagine a meeting with no interruptions and no one voice dominating… 😍 Well, you don’t have to imagine…

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The Steps 🔢

1. Purpose. Define the purpose of the meeting before you gather. This can be a discussion topic, a goal, or a specific question that needs to be answered.
2. Ground rules. If time allows it at your first circle meeting it is good to agree ground rules as a group. If time is short you can use: be respectful; be honest; be compassionate; empathise; encourage vulnerability; if you tend to talk a lot be mindful of this (!); no tutting or eye-rolling etc; be aware of your body language; we don’t rant; remember how much time you’ve set aside. You can use these to start and build on them over time if needed.
3. Facilitator. Seek a volunteer to be a ‘facilitator’ whose role is to ensure the ground rules and steps are followed. It’s easy to forget them first time around.
4. One rule. There is only really one rule: one person can speak at a time. If you’re online then you should be on mute when you're not speaking.
5. Starting. Begin in alphabetical order by name if meeting online, and clockwise around the circle if you’re together. When you’re finished speaking or choose to pass, ask the next person: ‘What do you think?’.
6. ‘Pass’, ‘pause’ or ‘participate’. When it’s your turn you can pass if you have nothing to say yet or wish to listen at first; pause to have a think before speaking or passing; or participate by giving your view on the topic, being mindful not to hold court!
7. End. The discussion ends when the whole group passes. This means no one has anything further to add to the discussion. Or it ends when you run out of time, but you will be surprised at how often these two align.

Video demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI_NPR730XA&ab_channel=TimShand

👉 For more background on this head over here.

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