Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to the Course

    • Welcome to session one: Introduction

    • SWIM Lessons - Who is See What I Mean?

    • Welcome from Jordan

    • Effective Meetings for Uncertain Times: Tell us about your goals (Survey)

    • Introduction to the purpose and structure of this course (video)

    • Meeting Pain and Fame Assignment Instruction Video

    • Meeting Pain and Fame Discussion Board

    • SWIM Lessons 6 Super Powers Video Notes - Effective Meeting (This is handy while you watch!)

    • SWIM Lesson: Meeting Super Powers (Video)

    • Meeting Super Powers Infographic (keep this by your desk!)

    • When have I seen meeting super powers in actions? Or not! (Discussion Board)

    • Effective Meetings in Uncertain Times: A quick reflection
  • 2

    Effective Meeting Design

    • What's in this chapter? Effective Meeting Design

    • SWIM Meeting Assessment

    • SWIM Lesson - Meeting Assessment - How to

    • SWIM Meeting Agenda Template 2020

    • SWIM Lessons Meeting Agenda Overview (Video)

    • Form the Group - Relational Openings (video)

    • Check Your Agenda - Form the Group

    • Build Shared Knowledge (video)

    • Check Your Agenda - Build Shared Knowledge

    • THE WORK - Ideas for meetings designed to explore or brainstorm

    • Check Your Agenda - The Work

    • Relational Closing - Ideas to complete your meeting

    • Check Your Agenda - Relational Closing

    • Putting it all together: Thinking like a designer to build your meeting

    • Think like a designer handout (keep this by your desk)

    • What gets in the way of changing our meeting practices?

    • Meeting Design Discussion Board

    • Other Helpful Resources

    • Conclusion

    • Effective Meeting Design: A quick reflection
  • 3

    Combatting Decision Fatigue through Great Meeting Design

    • What's in this chapter? Introduction to Decision Making

    • Overview

    • Check Your Agenda - Overview

    • Being Clear about Roles

    • Check Your Agenda - Roles

    • Opening up the Decision Making Process

    • Check Your Agenda - Opening

    • Exploring Options

    • Check Your Agenda - Exploring

    • Narrowing to Choices

    • Check Your Agenda - Choosing

    • Affirming Decisions

    • Check Your Agenda - Decide

    • Three assumptions that get in the way of decision making.

    • Three assumptions that get in the way of decision making.

    • Assumptions Discussion

    • Other Helpful Resources

    • Maximum Appropriate Involvement

    • Conclusion

    • Combatting Decision Fatigue through Great Meeting Design: A quick reflection
  • 4

    Bringing great meeting design to virtual settings.

    • What's in this chapter: Bringing great meeting design to virtual settings.

    • Virtual Meeting Survey

    • Better Virtual Meetings Introduction

    • Methods for Presenting and Engaging

    • Virtual Meeting Pre-Mortem

    • Methods for Brainstorming Mural Link

    • Methods for Brainstorming

    • Help us Brainstorm on Equity and Inclusion

    • Methods for Collaborating

    • Let's Collaborate

    • Methods for Decision Making

    • 3 Tips from SWIM Collaborative Partner - Joy Briscoe

    • Conclusion

    • Check Your Agenda

    • Other Helpful Resources

    • Share your tips and tricks for Better Virtual Meeting

    • Bringing great meeting design to virtual settings: A quick reflection
  • 5

    Designing meetings that support diversity, equity and inclusion.

    • What's in this chapter: Designing meetings that support diversity, equity and inclusion.

    • Inviting Diverse Voices to the Table with Joy Briscoe (SWIM Collaborative Partner)

    • Design for Diversity

    • Check your Agenda - Designing for Diversity

    • Designing for Equity

    • Strategies for equitable participation

    • Check your Agenda - Design for Equity

    • Designing for Inclusion

    • Check your Agenda - Designing for Inclusion

    • Share how are your designing for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

    • Getting Started on the DEI Journey with Sharina Sallis

    • 6 Network Leadership Practices

    • Other Helpful Resources

    • Conclusion

    • Designing for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A quick reflection

    • Strategic Agendas for Teams video
  • 6

    Tools and techniques to support change processes

    • What's in this chapter? Tools and techniques for change processes

    • Principles of facilitation during change processes with Stephanie Clohesy

    • Strategic Agenda for board meetings

    • Strategic Agendas for Board Meetings video

    • Strategic Agendas for teams

    • Strategic Agendas for Teams video

    • Ongoing Network Meetings Template for SWIM Lessons

    • Strategic Agendas for Networks video

    • Visualization during change processes with Stephanie Clohesy

    • Creating Visuals for Change Processes video

    • Success Stories during change processes with Stephanie Clohesy

    • Mistakes made during change processes with Stephanie Clohesy

    • Other helpful resources

    • Conclusion

    • Tools and techniques to support change processes: A quick reflection

  • 7

    Conclusion to the Course

    • Course Overview

    • Helpful Resources

    • Submit Your Agenda Template

    • Conclusion Video