Leading the Launch

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LEADING THE LAUNCH

• “Did I paraphrase what you meant correctly?” • “Can you explain the chart, graph, or data again, so I make sure I understand?” • “Did you take into account what additional resources might cost?” • “Does the timeline include a place for feedback?”

It’s then time to pause to allow for individual reactions. Each person writes down warm and cool feedback to share in the whole-group discussion. Cool should not be equated with negative, however, and is not meant to criticize the leadership team leader or the initiative. The next fifteen minutes is designated for collective feedback when consulting team members talk to each other about the plan as if the team leader is not in the room. They begin with the ways that the plan seems likely to meet the goals, continue with possible disconnects and problems, and end with a couple of probing questions for further reflection on the part of the presenter. Probing questions might be framed as follows. • “What do you think would happen if . . . ? ” • “What sort of impact do you think . . . ? ” • “How did you decide . . . ? ” • “How did you conclude . . . ? ” • “What is the connection between this initiative and . . . ? ” • “What is the most compelling evidence to gain support for this?” • “What needs to change in order for us to accomplish this?” • “If you were a (teacher, parent, student, board member, superintendent), how might you perceive this proposal differently?” Following this fishbowl-style discussion, the presenter talks about what he or she has learned from the participants’ feedback. This is not a time to defend oneself but an opportunity to explore further interesting ideas that came out of the feedback section. The final five minutes are to discuss next steps and debrief the process. T WO R E A L-WO R LD S C E N A R I O S

The following two hypothetical new initiative proposals (Proposal Example A and Proposal Example B) illustrate how the tuning protocol works.

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The presenter answers each question to ensure that people understand the intentions, definitions, and details adequately before moving on.


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