Get-Together
If you would like to get some people together and do something you are interested in, but you are not sure how to do that – a Connecting Coach can help! A Get-Together often happens just one time, but sometimes the same people like to meet up again.
This approach allows us to work together
- Thinking about how you would like to connect with others
- Working out what you would like to do based on your interests
- Sharing the planning tasks to get ready
- Supporting you as you host the get-together
- Checking in how it went and look at next steps
Learning Space
You meet with a group of people over a few weeks, to learn about a suggested topic everyone involved thinks is important. These spaces are gently paced so everyone can ask questions, share ideas, and help each other to think and learn. A small team is made up of 1 or 2 people who receive support from Options (developing small group skills as facilitators) and a Connecting Coach. They all have a passion for the topic and help run the sessions.
This approach allows us to work together
- Supporting everyone’s learning, including the facilitators
- Offering check-ins during sessions to see how it’s going
- Inviting feedback so the facilitators can adjust pace or try a variety of activities or spend more less time on each topic
Sharing Story
People meet to share their success stories and/or challenges with each other about a chosen topic. This is a space to share your knowledge and experiences with different people and/or learn from others.
This approach allows us to work together
- Deciding what the kaupapa- purpose will be
- Working out with you what you want to share
- Finding people who are happy to share on the chosen topic
- Sharing skills so you can co-host the session together with a Connecting Coach
Circle of Supporters
A regular meeting space to help you think about something that is important to you. Each circle has a few members who share their ideas so you can decide what next steps to take to help this thing happen.
This approach allows us to think together
- Helping you decide who to invite and where to find some new people
- Upskilling you to help run the meetings
- Coaching the circle supporters to follow a clear process
- Deciding when the Connecting Coach steps away once your circle is established
- Inviting the Connecting Coach to help your circle review and next steps