Better Than BingoActivity slides
Better Than Bingo · Activity Slides
What I Need From This Hour
Name one thing the meeting needs to provide to be worth leaving your room.
3–5 min2+ peopleWhole group
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Facilitator prep · Do not project yet
Set the room up for success.
Materials
- Visible agenda
- Optional sticky notes or shared document
Before you begin
- Display the meeting agenda
- Identify what can and cannot change today
- Prepare to name where requests will be handled
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What to say
“What is one thing you need from this hour to make it worth having left your room? Keep it brief, and passing is fine.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Display and read the prompt aloud.
- Allow speaking, writing, pointing, chat, or passing with equal status.
- Never require eye contact, an explanation, or a public follow-up.
Watch out for
- Do not ask if the agenda is fixed and you are unwilling to acknowledge unmet needs.
- Follow up privately after the meeting; the check-in identifies where support may be needed but is not the support itself.
- Do not reward upbeat answers or treat a difficult answer as a public discussion prompt.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Display the agenda before asking the question.
- 2
Collect one need per person or table in twenty seconds or less.
- 3
Mark requests the agenda already covers and name where others can fit.
- 4
If the pattern requires an agenda change, say so clearly before beginning.
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Your prompt
This hour would be useful if…
Take a moment to think. Passing or writing instead is always okay.