Most meetings and most trainings are ho-hum. Here are some simple ideas to spark more engagement, more connections, and more fun. You don’t have to be in a formal leadership position to make them happen.
- “Connection before Direction” is an important principle. If people feel connected to at least one person in the group and seen, they are more likely to participate constructively. You can have a subtle and very powerful influence on a group by greeting each person individually, with eye contact and a welcoming smile.
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- Aim to have everyone speak in the first 5 minutes of the session. If people are talked at for more than five minutes, it’s as if they are hazed into greater hesitancy to speak for the rest of the session. You might suggest a quick go-around where each person shares a word or sentence.
- In ongoing groups, switch up how you do go-arounds to avoid boredom. It can be powerful, for example, to leverage the theme of your meeting or training. E.g. if your session is about making a difference, try a go-around with everyone associating to the word “impact”. If your meeting is about documenting change, you could invite people to say what makes a story compelling.
- During the “body” of a meeting or session, vary the format. Too many meetings are entirely whole group processes. Even around a board table, you can invite people to have a focused conversation in pairs for 1-5 minutes. I often do this at the beginning of a new agenda item to reduce the “group think” impact of whomever is first to respond to the topic. It also supports quieter people to participate more as they have a chance to formulate and practice their comments in a lower stakes context.
- Sometimes, after a pairs conversation, I invite people to share what they and their partner had in common. This can be helpful if you are trying to build consensus.
- The best way to introduce any of these suggestions is by invitation. If you invite people they are way more likely to respond positively than if you tell them.
- Even inviting a group to try something new can be nerve wracking. You need to take a clear and strong stand for your idea. If the group senses that you are not sure it will work, they will resist the suggestion.
- In more advanced (open) groups, you can invite people to take a few moments of silent reflection. This is an excellent way to give space for people’s intuitive knowing.
These simple practices can help create more trust, community, synergy and impact. Do you have other ideas? I’d love to hear them, and also your experience with trying these.
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