Should We Suspend KB Leadership Training?
DECISION: Kiez Burn Leadership Training Suspended
We appreciate everyone who gave their input on the Talk Thread regarding the Kiez Burn Leadership Training - given the responses we are suspending the program.
Of the 26 people who are taking part in the program, the results are as follows on the question “Should we CONTINUE the Leadership Training”:
4 people did not view the thread
9 people viewed the thread but did not voice an opinion
9 people voted an ENTHUSIASTIC YES (two of these are your facilitators)
4 people voted with Maybe/Neutral or No
To continue the program we would have liked an Enthusiastic Yes from 50% of the Leadership Training participants, which would have been 13 individuals. The response rate therefore sends a clear message to suspend the leadership program at this point. We talked a lot during the last sessions about responsibility - being able to respond - and that leadership means showing up and being there, even in difficult times. We don’t see that this group is able to respond right now and hold the space needed for growth. Without a majority input to continue the training, it does not seem worthwhile to put in the resources to rework the training program for a handful of people.
We are very grateful to all those who have participated thus far in the Leadership Program, and view the retreat weekend as a success. In case you would like to continue with your coaching circles, we would encourage you to do so, or to clearly dissolve the coaching circle so it’s transparent to all members of your group.
It is our hope that the Leadership Training continues on next year with a new group, and we will provide feedback to whomever decides to carry this on how to make the coaching circles and continued training more successful.
We hope you stay healthy,
Remy & Franzi
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ORIGINAL POST FOR TRANSPARENCY
Should We Suspend the Leadership Training? Searching for Feedback - 50% Input Request.
Franzi and Remy are requesting feedback about continuing the Leadership Training
Although Kiez Burn has been postponed, the Leadership Training was started and remains as a personal journey for ourselves and not for Kiez Burn. We can still see our visions coming true even though we are facing new and ever-growing challenges.
In order for us to continue the leadership training, we will need to modify our original schedule to fit appropriate online formats. We would most likely do this via Zoom.
Currently there is the feeling that people are less engaged with continuing the Leadership training - and are having a hard time finding space for the program as they adjust to a new (and hopefully temporary) online reality. Moving the leadership training out of the in-person physical space and into an online forum is different from what we all signed up for --> therefore we want to do this check-in to see how everyone is feeling about continuing the program.
We'd like an enthusiastic YES to continue the program
Franzi and Remy (we) will work to modify the original program to be facilitated online. However, we would like an enthusiastic YES from a minimum of 50% of this group in order to put the time/energy into modifying and continuing the program. We will of course meet again in person once it has been deemed safe to do so.
Original program for reference:
28 March - Session II: How to run really good offline meetings?
19 April - Session III: Engaging Volunteers
6 May- Session IV: (ONLINE) Building Digital Communities with Hugi
TBD - Session V: Final closing of training + Community Dinner
Every 2-3 Week Cadence: Coaching Circles
Alex Kaos Tue 24 Mar 2020 12:21PM
Now more than ever we should be holding together and learning from each other how we can find the way through this new state of affairs. I'm down to see ya'l online!
Tobias Wed 25 Mar 2020 12:05AM
While I feel everyone who has a lot on their plate these days, I would be very much in for a modified online continuation
Remy Schneider Wed 25 Mar 2020 3:06PM
I am definitely in favor of continuing - and happy that so far people seem like they want to remain engaged. Right now we are missing about 4 more people voting YES in order for us to proceed with the training, so fingers crossed some folks check their mail tonight.
Johannes Klöppner Mon 23 Mar 2020 12:07PM
Would be kinda ironic making the next meeting how to do really good offline meeting online. For me its a maybe. For me it was about making precom happen, and while we still plan to make a Burn Night at a later date(maybe already as a decom or really late precom) i also have private stuff to deal with, so im not in a headspace this weekend to continue on a productive level. I wont be in the way of people who want it to happen online which is why i put down maybe and will tune in probably. But like everyone else my head will be somewhere else.
Daisy Mon 23 Mar 2020 5:19PM
SUPER YES!
When would be a better time to improve and deepen our leadership skills than now? To show up with and for the community to support in these hard times?
Now is the time to shake your Magic Stick and remember your WHY.
This is why we did the Leadership Training for. To be accountable leaders when it is hard not only when it's certain.
I strongly feel we should keep doing this and even create a way of sharing this with others
Martin K Mon 23 Mar 2020 10:42PM
Yes! For me there is no reason not to continue. there will be another burn sometime and we should get on with community building.
Cris Wed 25 Mar 2020 9:58AM
I feel it'd be a waste of the time and energy we've spent so far to stop it now, since I certainly see it unclear how, with whom, in which format and when it may continue. Besides, I see the interesting challenge of adapting it to the new situation.
Moreover, besides some of my KB projects are still on (because they are not so KB'20-dependant) I never saw this program as a mean to achieve a particular goal, but more of a personal skill to adquire for the future, put into practice with a specific matter this year. So the fact that those goals are different shouldn't in my opinion, affect the training.
All this rationalitismus being said, I'll just add that personally, I'm still adapting to the new situation and (happily) with enough work atm, so even though my yes is an enthusiastic one, I wont have that much time in the next week or so. This will aber change in the future.
Veroca R. Sala Thu 26 Mar 2020 6:15AM
Maybe / neutral
Mareike Fri 27 Mar 2020 7:40AM
Thank you @Franzi and @Remy Schneider ❤️ I am taking a way so much from the training.
Mareike · Mon 23 Mar 2020 11:03AM
A short note about the Closing Dinner. Nirgendwo said we could do it there in May - before the whole craziness started. Now it is obviously on hold. But I think this could still happen at a later time. I feel like we might need sth like this, even if our goals have changed..