Meeting Outline

Outline for the Day: Maximizing Strategic Impact!

The outline below provides a frame for the day. Meeting participants will build the agenda and identify topics for discussion.

8:30 am Meet and Greet
food and beverage (coffee, tea, juice, water) available all day)
Reporting for Session open throughout the day
9:00-9:30 Opening
Sponsor welcomes participants, reiterates purpose,explains givens, desired outcomes. Facilitators explain Open Space background and process.
 
9:30-10:30 Building the Agenda

Participants identify ideas and topics for discussion, post titles of discussion question w/time/place for meeting to Agenda board

Participants read and sign up discussions that hold interest and importance for them

 

              

 

10:30-11:30 Breakout Dialogue session A (time slot)
 

               

11:30-12:30 Breakout Dialogue session B (time slot)

         

12:30-1:00

Breaking News (Good time for lunch)

What’s the story? What are we learning? New discussion topics forming?

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1:00-2:00 Breakout Dialogue session C (time slot)

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2:00-3:00 Breakout Dialogue session D (time slot)

         

3:00-4:00

Gallery Walk: Priority setting

Discussion Post-it charts are displayed on the gallery as soon as recorder enters data into website.

Participants have 6 dots to vote/prioritize those items that they feel play the most important part in setting/achieving strategy.

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4:00-5:00 Conclusion (informal)

Time for announcing commitments, next steps

Volunteers who wish to share observations about the meeting or outcomes from their discussion groups.

              

5:00 Adjourn