Small Disciplines Workshop • WorkshopBank
Small Disciplines Workshop • WorkshopBank is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Goal: Demonstrate the power of starting with a small win and introduce the workshop's core premise.
- As participants arrive, give each person a simple task on a card: arrange your chair neatly, place your pen parallel to your paper, put your phone face-down in the centre of the table. Don't explain why.
- Once everyone is seated and has completed their small task, welcome the group. Ask: "How many of you completed the task on your card?" (Most will have.)
- Ask the group: "You just completed a small task without knowing why. How did it feel to start this session having already done something?" Allow a few responses.
- Explain that this workshop explores ten lessons from Navy SEAL training, adapted for professional life. These aren't about becoming a soldier. They're about discipline, support, and resilience.
- What was it like to complete a task without understanding the purpose?
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Goal: Demonstrate the power of starting with a small win and introduce the workshop's core premise.
As participants arrive, give each person a simple task on a card: arrange your chair neatly, place your pen parallel to your paper, put your phone face-down in the centre of the table. Don't explain why.
Once everyone is seated and has completed their small task, welcome the group. Ask: "How many of you completed the task on your card?" (Most will have.)
Ask the group: "You just completed a small task without knowing why. How did it feel to start this session having already done something?" Allow a few responses.
Explain that this workshop explores ten lessons from Navy SEAL training, adapted for professional life. These aren't about becoming a soldier. They're about discipline, support, and resilience.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Small Disciplines Workshop • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Goal: Demonstrate the power of starting with a small win and introduce the workshop's core premise.; As participants arrive, give each person a simple task on a card: arrange your chair neatly, place your pen parallel to your paper, put your phone face-down in the centre of the table. Don't explain why.; Once everyone is seated and has completed their small task, welcome the group. Ask: "How many of you completed the task on your card?" (Most will have.); Ask the group: "You just completed a small task without knowing why. How did it feel to start this session having already done something?" Allow a few responses.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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