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An ALAC Development Session was approved under the FY16 Special Budget Requests. The Development Session will take place in Dublin on Friday, 23 October 2015 between 10:00-18:00 for 2015-2016 ALAC members.This Development Session has a goal to foster co-operation within the
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This Session will serve as a team-building exercise to increase collaboration and to work more effectively as a virtual global team inter-sessionally.
The Session will also include a session on professional skills development. This latter activity will increase the ability of all ALAC members to develop critical skills needed to more effectively participate in meetings and work in a multi-cultural environment.
ALAC Team Building Workshop 23/10/15
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Session Outline | Purpose | Duration | TimingResources/Notes | |
Introductions
Each person to answer :
Where do they call home and where do they work (if different). Why they have joined (or continue to serve on) the ALAC?
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30 mins |
10.00 -10.30
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Keep concise or will lose a lot of time here.
Workshop Objectives |
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10 mins |
10.30-10.40 | |
Who am I?
All to bring an object or picture that best describes them as an individual.
“Please take one minute to tell us why you have brought this picture/object and what it says about you”
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30 mins |
10.40-11.10 I min max here
None (everyone needs to bring an object/picture)
Staff to remind all ALAC and Liaisons prior to their departure from home to bring a photo or item. Also check during meeting to ensure they all have photo/item. | |
Building Consensus for the Working Methods for the Session.
Discuss what is needed to be at our best in this workshop. Record items on a flip chart and stick on wall (e.g. listening, confidentiality, computers, stick to timings etc).
May need to review how this is going half way through.
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20 mins |
11.10-11.30
1 flipchart, pens and blue tack | |
Bio break |
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10 mins
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11.30 - 11.40 | |
ICANN, ALAC and At-Large: Where we want to go in 2016 and beyond?
All to think about this question (in pairs) and write answers on separate post it notes.
“Why do we exist as a group? Collate Post it notes on a flip chart and discuss and review how we will know if we succeed. Each person to vote their #1 and #2 choice. Discuss and review how we will know when we’ve got there.One person to collate and circulate once agreed.
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60 mins
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11.40 – 12.40
Post-It notes Coloured stickers/stars | |
Write this on a flipchart.
LUNCH
Discussions |
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60 mins |
12.40 – 13.40
Consider a short table-top chat exercise during lunch | |
Tall rounds outside (an ALT member stationed at each); 10 minutes for table change. People grab lunch and start their first round.
Communication and Collaboration: How to Facilitate the Most Effective Meetings and Work Practices
How can we:
Discuss as a whole group how we can hold each other accountable (15 mins).
One person to collate and circulate. |
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105 mins |
13.40-15.25 | |
Post it notes Flip charts (4)
Have these questions on a slide.
The results of this session would be considered as an annex to this ALAC’s SOPs
ENERGIZER/BREAK
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15 mins inc break
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15.25 – 15.40
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It takes a Village
Each person to reflect upon (10 mins) and then share with the group (5 mins each):
Record on flipchart and collate key themes of strengths/areas for development.
One person to circulate.
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| 100 mins | 15.50 – 17.30 | |
Questions on slide. Flipcharts and pens.
Review of ALAC interactions (Alan) i.e. review of mailing lists and wiki practices plus questions.
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15 mins |
17.30-17.45 | |
Actions and Next Steps
Each person to reflect upon these 2 questions and then and verbalise:
To save time at the end I may ask them to write them on 2 different flipcharts and then Alan or Lizzie can read them out
Affirmative message from Alan regarding what he appreciates about/hopes for this team.
Alan to summarise key actions from workshop.
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30 mins |
17.45-18.15
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Pre Work
Please bring 1 object or picture that best describes you. Be prepared to talk for approx 1 minute about what this object/picture says about you.
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