I am a big proponent of “learning out loud,” showing your process, and inviting feedback. It’s a great way to learn faster and to showcase that you’re learning at all. This week I delivered a leadership development seminar with a co-facilitator, and I trialed a new method I’d developed for getting diverse audience participation.
At some point during the seminar, my co-facilitator told everyone that the organizational method we were using was a trial run, an experiment that I’d designed, and this was our first time using it. I felt myself gasp! My secrets! But I quickly realized – this was exactly what I said to do!
And wouldn’t you know it – because everyone then knew it was an experiment, they gave me a lot of (positive!) feedback on it that they wouldn’t have otherwise. I got a lot of great insights that will be very helpful in iterating the process!
It was two great reminders. One, always learn out loud. And two, take my own advice!
The Opportunity Machine 