- Identify what the circle has already covered
- Pulse on the ground – Send a survey out
- What is their goal with the Circle?
- What meetings the members have enjoyed? or benefit from? Why?
- What topics would the members like to cover next?
- Suggestions on what has worked what has not
- How they can get involved
- Evaluate the survey and curate the content for the next 4 to 5 meetings
- Based on survey topic interest – curate the next three meetings
- Identify moderators for each meeting – get early commitments
- Meetings
- Meeting#2: Survey topic #1
- Meeting#3: Survey topic #2
- Meeting#4: Survey topic #3
- Meeting#5: Survey topic #4
- Holiday month?
- Meeting#7: Summarize events? Mixer + Send another survey Out for the next 5 meeting leanin/SM50 Social
- Meeting#6: Survey topic #1
- Meeting#7: Survey topic #2
- Meeting#8: Survey topic #3
- Meeting#9: Survey topic #4
- Meeting#10: Survey topic #5
- Summer Month
- Some additional pointers
- While planning your meetings – account for holiday months and summer months.
- Recommend annual mixer.
- Mix it up:
- have external speaker
- Have volunteers take turns leading meetings and practicing leadership skills
- Panel Discussion Event
- Outdoor event
- Workshops