Designer Collaboration - Establish a collaborative ambiance to efficiently work together

[vavalos5]

Purpose: As we designers begin to scale, we need a more established way of working during our designer check ins. Currently, while we do meet once a week, we need to have a space that feels more collaborative to feel like we're a team. It would be nice if we had workshop sessions (whiteboard sessions, pair up sessions, together sessions) where we can work through problems together so we're not working in silos. An ambiance where designers can ask questions amongst one another, pair up and solve issues quicker.

Focused

What’s one thing I hope to get accomplished at today’s meeting? Share a word or two on the intention you hold for today’s meeting to be a success. What will you contribute to make our session a success? What value/guiding principle do you bring to the table with you today? What are you willing to set aside in order to be fully present with this conversation?

General

What do I need to share to be present in this session? How do I feel right now related to this session? What am I excited or worried about related to today's session?

Early in a project/workshop/session

What am I bringing to this group? How do I feel working in this group? What is my vision for this group?

During a project/workshop/session

How do I feel working in this team? What metaphor would I use to describe how I feel in this group? What’s making me heavy and what’s making me lighter right now in this group? What's happened since we last met? What are you noticing in your environment that relates to this project?

End of a project/workshop/session

What's my biggest learning or insight from today? What do I choose to do differently next time? What has been my highest high and lowest low from this project/workshop/session? What's my number 1 takeaway from today?

[vavalos5]

Some inspo i'd like to get around to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgM7Lad8TNw