Curiosity is a useful starting point
Learning Lab and open hours
A place to ask, think aloud, and learn together. Bring something you are working through, explore a topic with the consultant, or come to hear another perspective.
A Learning Lab
The consultant or a member brings a topic. We explore a short resource or everyday example, make room for different interpretations, and consider what it could mean in practice. Go deeper when the group wants to.
Open hours
Bring a question, an unfinished idea, or a resource you would like to understand. A useful conversation may be all you need. You can participate without taking on an assignment.
Something to explore together
A light structure for a useful conversation
- Open with the question and what would make the conversation useful.
- Explore an example or resource, leaving room to listen or contribute in different ways.
- Ask what other perspectives or information would help.
- Close with a useful insight, an optional next step, or a question to revisit.
Share only what participants agree to carry forward. A learning conversation can inform the team or Amplify without becoming another commitment.
A fictional example
An example to explore together
In a fictional meeting, a verbal discussion reaches a conclusion before the group reads questions colleagues added in writing.
- Colleague“There are two questions in the shared notes that we have not read yet.”
- Facilitator“Let’s make room for those before we settle the next step. You can add a thought in writing, speak, listen, or pass.”
| Part of the conversation | A prompt to use |
|---|---|
| Begin with a question | What would help us understand whose contributions are being considered? |
| Look at the example | What did we observe? Which explanations are still assumptions? |
| Invite other perspectives | What would we need to ask or learn before changing the meeting? |
| Close in a useful way | What insight, optional next step, or question would we like to keep? |
The scene can be read silently or aloud. Nobody needs to role-play or speak, and a useful insight can be enough.
Shape an idea
A few thoughts are enough to begin. You can refine the wording before sharing.