Upcoming Meetings
- Spring 2024 – Philadelphia, PA
Cohort A: (Mon, Apr 15 – Wed, Apr 17) – 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15
Cohort B: (Wed, Apr 17 – Fri, Apr 19) – 1, 2, 3, 7, 16, 25
- Fall 2024 – Los Angeles, CA
Sep 23 – 25, UCLA (all together)
New Member Referrals
Schedule an intro call w/ Stephanie Saladen here.
In-Person Info: Philadelphia, Spring 2024
For our Spring 2024 Council Meetings, we’re heading to Philadelphia, PA!
This will be a two cohort model – half the councils will meet Mon-Wed, and half will meet Wed-Fri, with both groups overlapping on Wed.
- Cohort A: (Mon, Apr 15 – Wed, Apr 17) – 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15
- Cohort B: (Wed, Apr 17 – Fri, Apr 19) – 1, 2, 3, 7, 16, 25
Meeting Venue and Hotel:
Sofitel at Rittenhouse Square
120 South 17th Street
19103 Philadelphia, PA
***Note, members are responsible for booking AND canceling their reservations in the event they cannot attend the meetings.***
Schedule:
Mon, Apr 15
– 6:30pm: Cohort A Council dinners privately held around the city
Tue, Apr 16
– 8:00am: Cohort A Council Meetings begin
– 4:00pm: Cohort A Choose Your Own Adventures
Wed, Apr 17
– 7:30am: Cohort A Council Meetings begin
– 3:00pm: Cohort A Meetings end
– 3:15pm: General Session
– 5:15pm: Cocktail
– 6:30pm: Cohort B Private Council Dinners
Thu, Apr 18
– 8:00am: Cohort B Council Meetings begin
– 4:00pm: Cohort B Choose Your Own Adventures
Fri, Apr 19
– 7:30am Cohort B Council Meetings begin
– 3:00pm Cohort B Meetings end
Agenda Template/Meeting Manager
Room Assignments: Spring 2024
TBD
AV
In-room supplies & experience:
- Digital Projector & 1 screen OR LCD Flat Panel Display
- Your audio & video source is an owl (except EC1)
- Additional Laptop in each room, this runs the owl but can also be used by Mods if you’d like
- Ethernet cables to hardwire Mod only
- Power Strips
- Pens
- Notepads
- Fidgets
- 2 Flip Charts + Markers (or whiteboard depending on room)
Zoom Background
Instructions on how to set up a CG Zoom background can be found here. Please set it for yourself and ask your remote members to do so as well.
Upcoming Moderator Dates / Deadlines:
- Nov – March: Hold Virtual Council Calls (include 365@collaborativegain.com as an invitee)
- Mid Feb: Begin Scheduling Council Meeting 1:1s (create Notes for each member)
- Mar 18: Begin weekly moderator meetings on Thursdays at 12pm ET
- Apr 3: Send first draft mtg agenda (template above) in PDF to Phyl (member 1:1s should be done by this point). You can also send draft to council if you’d like.
- Apr 8: Send Final Agenda to Council
- Week of Apr 15 – 19: Fall Council Meetings
- Week of Apr 22: Send member Thank You notes to encourage attendance @ Fall 2024 meeting & Schedule monthly VCC series (include 365@collaborativegain.com)
- Apr 29: Post Meeting Moderator Debrief (via Zoom)
- Apr: Schedule a Post Meeting 1:1 w/ Stephanie
- May-Sep: Hold your monthly VCCs (include 365@collaborativegain.com as an invitee)
Moments that Matter:
- Meeting a new member
- Holding a virtual conference call
- Preparing for Council mtgs
Tools:
- Intros/Ice Breakers
- Mindful Movement
- Energy Boosters
- Facilitating Interactive Conversations
- Storytelling Exercise
- Power of Constraints Exercise
- Storytelling Exercise
- Mnookin Two-Pager Exercise (Description for agenda here)
- Salary Transparency & Benchmarking
Positive Politics – Admire/Revile Exercise (Fall 2023)
Positive Politics – Worry List (Spring 2023)
- Pre-reading for Positive Politics exercise (this link is in the agenda too)
- What is Positive Politics? for new members (this is also linked in the pre-reading and in the agenda)
- Member Instructions
- Video of first test session (confidential and only for moderator viewing)
Positive Politics – Care More/Care Less (Fall 2022)
Key CG Contacts:
- Britany: Production & Hybrid/AV support- 303.917.6203 mobile, britany@collaborativegain.com
- Stephanie: CYOA Queen – 505.795.2923 mobile, stephanie@collaborativegain.com
- BJ: 917.428.1591 mobile, bj@collaborativegain.com