Upcoming Meetings
- Fall 2023 – La Jolla, CA
Cohort A: (Mon, Oct 2 – Wed, Oct 4) – Councils 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 16 & 25
Cohort B: (Wed, Oct 4 – Fri, Oct 6) – Councils 6, 8, 9, 11 & 15
*Agenda deadline: Wed, Sep 20
- Spring 2024
April 15 – 19, Philadelphia (cohort model) - Fall 2024
Sep 23 – 25, UCLA (all together)
In-Person Info: La Jolla, Fall 2023
Our members loved La Jolla, and you loved it too! Luckily we were able to negotiate a price we can afford. Yay!
We’ll be back at the beautiful Estancia hotel in La Jolla, CA, Mon, Oct 2 through Fri, Oct 6, 2023!
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, Oct 2 – Wed, Oct 4) – Councils 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 16 & 25
- Cohort B: (Wed, Oct 4 – Fri, Oct 6) – Councils 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 15
Meeting Venue and Hotel:
Estancia La Jolla
9700 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 92037
Detailed Schedule:
Mon, Oct 2
– 6:30pm: Cohort A Council dinners privately held around the city
Tue, Oct 3
– 8:00am: Cohort A Council Meetings begin
– 3:30pm: Cohort A Choose Your Own Adventures
Wed, Oct 4
– 7:30am: Cohort A Council Meetings begin
– 3:00pm: Cohort A Meetings end
– 3:15pm: Networking and General Session (Cohorts A & B)
– 4:45pm: ‘Beach Party’ in the Courtyard (Cohorts A & B)
– 7:00pm: Cohort B Private Council Dinners
Thu, Oct 5
– 8:00am: Cohort B Council Meetings begin
– 4:00pm: Cohort B Choose Your Own Adventures
Fri, Oct 6
– 7:30am Cohort B Council Meetings begin
– 3:00pm Cohort B Meetings end
Agenda Template/Meeting Manager
Room Assignments: Fall 2023
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
We’ve created a new background showcasing our new logo celebrating 20 years! Find the doc here w/ instructions. Please set it for yourself and ask your remote members to do so as well.
Upcoming Moderator Dates / Deadlines:
- May-Sep: Hold Virtual Council Calls (include 365@collaborativegain.com as an invitee)
- Mid Aug: Begin Scheduling Council Meeting 1:1s (create Notes for each member)
- Sep 7: Begin weekly moderator meetings on Thursdays at 12pm ET
- Sep 20: 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.
- Sep 25: Send Final Agenda to Council
- Week of Oct 2 – 6: Fall Council Meetings in La Jolla
- Week of Oct 9: Send member Thank You notes to encourage attendance @ Spring 2024 meeting & Schedule monthly VCC series (include 365@collaborativegain.com)
- Oct 19: Post Meeting Moderator Debrief (via Zoom)
- Oct: Schedule a Post Meeting 1:1 w/ Stephanie
- Nov-Mar: 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