Activity 1.
“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” Prompts for Introducing Participants.
A semi-structured discussion to help new project leaders talk explicitly about their interests, skill-sets, and hopes as the project begins.
Activity 2.
“Ordering Goals and Outcomes” Lists for Sorting Priorities of a Project.
A list-organizing activity to help leaders define research/educational goals of a project, and concrete outcomes they hope to achieve, as a base for planning a project's structure and timeline.
Activity 3.
“Project Word Webs” Map for Visualizing Group Purpose.
A key-terms mapping exercise to help groups discuss the central focus of their project and create a visual representation of that conceptual space.
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