Super strict and silent discussion
Super strict and silent discussion
Invitation posted by Igor
Let’s be even more experimental in our next discussion 🙂
Experimental Discussions are all about finding rules that bring more structure and clarity into a conversation. But because we are not robots I usually try to find a good balance between sticking to the rules and improvising.
However, every now and then I get feedback like: ‘I would have liked even more structure!’
Very well then, challange accepted! I’d actually love to have a discussion where we try out what happens when we follow the rules super consistently.
And that’s exactly what we’ll be doing next time. In particular, I would like to experiment with us trying to speak as little as possible during the discussion 🙂
I will explain the exact rules at the beginning of the discussion, then we will vote for a topic that we find most interesting and then let’s see what happens!
You do not need to have any experience with the method to take part. Just bring curiosity and readiness to experiment. Also, don’t let the ‘’strictness‘’ stress you out, it will be more playful than difficult. You can’t mess it up – and it will be fun.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Join us!
This discussion is part of the event series “The Discussion Experiment”. It serves to test and develop new, more fruitful and fun methods for group discussions.
Participation is free and you don’t need to prepare anything.
When & where:
Wed, 22 January – 19:00
Berlin, Schöneberg
Please reserve your seat via Eventbrite
(You receive the address after registration)
Here are answers to some questions you might have:
The discussion experiment is a method designed to discuss complex and controversial topics in groups in a way that creates more clarity, reduces misunderstandings and makes conversations more interesting, inspiring and fruitful.
This is achieved with a new moderation technique that slows down and relaxes the discussion and supports all speakers in formulating their statements in a more clear and focused manner.
The aim of each discussion is to further improve the method based on the experiences we make – at the same time, of course, we want to have an interesting evening and an engaging discussion.
No, this format is not about competing against each other or about convincing people through rhetorical skill. Rather, it’s about finding common ground despite different opinions and exploring various aspects of a topic together.
It’s perfectly fine to just listen. You can decide for yourself at any time how active you want to be and will not be asked to speak. The only exception is at the beginning of the conversation, where we do a quick round where all participants say their names.
This event will last about 1,5 hours, i.e. until about 20:30. Everyone is welcome to stay a bit longer after the event to finish the snacks, connect and mingle.
The venue is on the ground floor and accessible with wheelchairs. However, there are unfortunately no wheelchair-accessible bathrooms!
Picture: I am using AI generated images because I am organising this series of events on a no budget basis. As soon as I have a sufficient budget, I intend to commission illustrators instead. The image was created with AI (DALL-E) and altered with Photoshop.