Workshop close-out
For the end of a workshop: whether the room got what it came for and knows what happens next.
Worth a look
- The first 20 hours: how to learn anythingJosh Kaufman, TEDxCSUYou don't need 10,000 hours to get decent at something. About 20 focused ones, and he learns the ukulele on stage to prove it. (opens in a new tab)
- The Expert MythVeritasiumThe four things real expertise needs, including fast feedback and practice just past your comfort zone. A good test for any course you just took. (opens in a new tab)
- Brain Hack: 6 secrets to learning faster, backed by neuroscienceLila Landowski, TEDxHobartA neuroscientist's six habits that help new things stick, most of which cost nothing. (opens in a new tab)
- Learning how to learnBarbara Oakley, TEDxOaklandUniversityAn engineering professor who flunked maths as a kid on focused versus wandering thinking, and why stepping away is part of learning. (opens in a new tab)
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjectsBarbara Oakley & Terrence Sejnowski, CourseraThe free course behind that talk: short lessons on memory, procrastination and practice. (opens in a new tab)
More (2)
- How to get better at the things you care aboutEduardo Briceño, TEDWhy working hard isn't the same as getting better: the learning zone versus the performance zone. (opens in a new tab)
- Keep your goals to yourselfDerek Sivers, TEDThree minutes on why announcing a plan can feel so good you never do it. Worth knowing before you tell anyone your next step. (opens in a new tab)
The conviction read: a slow, hedged agree on 'Nothing important was left hanging' is an issue that got parked and never picked up. A show of hands counts every loose end as tied, so ask what got parked before the notes go out.
What's in the template
- We finished the work this session was set up to do. puck
- My main question got an answer. puck
- The group worked well together. puck
- Nothing important was left hanging at the end. puck
- I know what happens next with what we made today. puck
- I'd come to another session run this way. puck
Questions about this template
Should I send this in the room or afterward?
In the room, at the very end, before people pack up. Once they leave, the answers on what happens next tend to come mostly from the few who were most involved.
How is this different from the decision alignment check?
This one asks whether the session did its job and whether people know what comes next. If the workshop ended in a decision people need to carry out, send the decision alignment check too, on its own copy.