forum/sg/forum-briefing.md

Activites - Forum / Why?

• Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey
  • Different mindset
  • Sensitive matters
• Forum as your sounding board to expand horizons
  • Revolves around Johari window
• Get into a better headspace

Activites - Forum / How does it help?

• Johari window: shrinking the unknown quadrant
• Improves
  • Listening: to understand
  • Speaking: clearer articulation
  • Thinking: self communication

Activities – Forum / What is it?

• Evolving circle of 4-8 trained equals
  • Pax depends on personality/fit/space
• ~10 structured meetings/year
• Achieve growth in life and business
• Leverage on diverse perspective and insights
• Started in 1950s, practiced across cultures
• Joining is a 2 way approval

Activities – Forum / Expected Conduct

• Be open, no advice, judgement or comparison
• Prepare prior, to keep info density high
• 1 conversation
• Be authentic, share own experiences (Not opinions)
• Uphold confidentiality to ensure safe environment
  • Only now
  • Only us
  • Only YEN

Activities – Forum / Usual flow

• Check-In
• Issue clearing (talk about friction members might have)
  • Moderator observation
• Update from each member (~5 mins/pax)
• 10 min break
• Deep dive/Exploration
• Check-Out

Activities – Forum / PSA

• Norm is 30 mins/pax, i.e. 6 pax will be 3 hours
• Try to over communicate
• Forum often changes/deepens a relationship
• Not a management tool
  • Employees
  • Family members
• Cancelled meetings are a slippery slope