Yes there are some practical techniques.
1- start with a visual
of the agenda when
you open the meeting. Here’s the purpose of this meeting and we hope to obtain X information. If we achieve that info fasted, we’ll end early. If no, we’ll schedule a follow up.
2- I take notes on the screen using MIRO. for all to see. That’s how I “manage the discussion” to achieve the goal of the meeting.
3 I have a section where I note the types of
topic that are often seen as “derailment.” I have found that there is usually
a solid point in there. They are often risks, assumptions, dependencies, and considerations. I’ll note that feedback via a
post it.
4 finally. I design the conversation to account for those opposing ideas. That diversity of thinking is often very useful and
productive. For example, ill
list a few questions and give each team member a set of post-it’s and 20 minutes to respond to each question. For example- Imagine we’ve finished doing XYZ- what will
we now have? What is the reason to change now? What are some reasons why we might fail? posing questions for all to respond to on
post it helps manage differing ideas and then you can choose how you facilitate the
discussion.
check out “design thinking workshops” and template sin
miro for help.
Share your insight
Join an authentic community that helps women support each other at work. Share your professional experience or ask for advice — you can even post anonymously.
4 Comments
Join the conversation