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Learning or facilitation session
Planning a learning or facilitation session
How do I plan a 60-minute session that produces something participants use?
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Planning a learning or facilitation session
You have a session to lead and want participants to leave with something they can use in their work. By the end, you will have a reusable session plan with a clear objective, an activity based on real work, something useful participants can take with them, and access arrangements made in advance.
Questions this topic covers
- How do I plan a 60-minute session that produces something participants use?
- What access arrangements should be in place before a session?
- What should participants leave with that they can use in their work?
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Learning or facilitation session
Accessible and culturally responsive meeting
What should I do before, during, and after a team meeting so everyone can actually take part?
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Accessible and culturally responsive meeting
You are running a meeting and want everyone to be able to take part, contribute, and know what was decided. By the end, you will have a reusable meeting plan: purpose and materials sent ahead, accommodation offered without disclosure, several ways to contribute, attention to positional power, a plan for repair if harm occurs, decisions with owners, and accessible follow-up.
Questions this topic covers
- What should I do before, during, and after a team meeting so everyone can actually take part?
- How do I run a hybrid meeting where the people online are not an afterthought?
- What do I do in the moment when a comment lands badly?
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Planning a learning or facilitation session

You have a session to lead and want participants to leave with something they can use in their work. By the end, you will have a reusable session plan with a clear objective, an activity based on real work, something useful participants can take with them, and access arrangements made in advance.

Questions this topic covers

How do I plan a 60-minute session that produces something participants use?
What access arrangements should be in place before a session?
What should participants leave with that they can use in their work?

If this connects to a change you want to make

Consider whose experience could deepen the answer, what you could try, and how you would know whether it helped.

Find a guided pathway from understanding to practice →

Accessible and culturally responsive meeting

You are running a meeting and want everyone to be able to take part, contribute, and know what was decided. By the end, you will have a reusable meeting plan: purpose and materials sent ahead, accommodation offered without disclosure, several ways to contribute, attention to positional power, a plan for repair if harm occurs, decisions with owners, and accessible follow-up.