{"id":48,"date":"2012-07-30T06:04:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T05:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knowledgeetal.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/30\/kmuk-12-closing-getting-wet-in-the-shallow-end"},"modified":"2016-10-26T13:35:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T12:35:42","slug":"kmuk-12-closing-getting-wet-in-the-shallow-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgeetal.com\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"KMUK 12 closing: getting wet in the shallow end!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At David Gurteen\u2019s Knowledge Cafe<\/a> Monday run by Arthur Shelley, who coincidentally I interviewed as part of the \u2018evolving role of our knowledge manager<\/a>\u2019 enquiry, I bumped into Adrienne Monteath-van Dok<\/a> of Plan International who was one of the speakers at June\u2019s KMUK event.\u00a0 Adrienne said she\u2019d enjoyed the closing session I\u2019d facilitated and that I should share the mechanics with the wider community – so here goes.<\/div>\n

If you recall I\u2019d used a \u2018swimming pool\u2019 exercise<\/a> as an ice breaker to promote dialogue and I returned to the same theme to create a sense of animated closure.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d left up the six \u2018stations\u2019 round the room:\u2019changing room\u2019; \u2018poolside\u2019; diving board\u2019; \u2018shallow end\u2019; \u2018deep end\u2019; and \u2018bar\u2019. This is how the 25 minute session was conducted:<\/p>\n

I began by describing each of the \u2018stations\u2019 :bar = had lots of experiences\/war stories and in a position to raise a glass to congratulate or commiserate.<\/p>\n

I invited each person to return to the position they\u2019d assumed the previous day. NB \u2018newcomers\u2019 had to choose their station at this point as well.<\/p>\n

At this point as delegates moved around the room there was a lot of reacquainting and an audible buzz.<\/p>\n

The delegates were then asked to consider three questions (and remain standing):<\/p>\n