Overview of Sessions
Session One: Building relationships within the cohort and exploring current attitudes toward the topic.
Session Two: Content and knowledge acquisition—learning more about the topic through facts and conversation.
Session Three: Interactive and experiential element—learning more about the topic through immersion.
Session Four: What, if anything, has changed in your attitude? What new questions have you developed? What’s next for you and the cohort?
Session Goals
Session 1: Building a Community for Shared Learning
- Goal 1: Build deep connectivity between cohort participants using the cohort’s topic as an entry point into conversation.
- Goal 2: Introduce the group to the overall structure of the cohort and expectations.
- Goal 3: Begin building intimacy among cohort members to support their ability to step into places of productive discomfort.
- Goal 4: Introduce cohort topic and gauge the group’s connection to and with the topic.
Session 2: Beginning to Engage with the Topic
- Goal 1: Introduce cohort participants to new ideas they would not otherwise engage with.
- Goal 2: Build cohort participants confidence and competence to engage in the topic through an exploration of new ideas through facilitated conversation.
- Goal 3: Strengthen connection and relationships between cohort members.
- Goal 4: Knowledge building.
Session 3: Deep Dive: Continuing the Exploration
- Goal 1: Introduce cohort participants to new ideas they would not otherwise engage with.
- Goal 2: Experience the topic in an interactive and experiential manner.
Session 4: So, what? Now what? (Revisiting questions we discussed in session one)
- Goal 1: Provide space for the group to ideate on how they would like to continue engaging the topic as a group and as individuals.
- Goal 2: Strengthen connection and relationships between cohort members.
