Love this post. I’ve also used the five-minute technique at work, especially when facilitating meetings. In fact, there’s a whole technique called think-pair-share that goes something like:
Everyone think about it for X minutes. Take notes.
Partner up and talk about your ideas for 2X minutes.
As a group, discuss the best ideas and takeaways for 4X minutes.
There’s an optional step involving groups of four, but I’d rarely bother with that one unless it’s a really huge meeting (and at that point I’m actively trying to shrink it because huge committees are shit decision-makers).
Love this post. I’ve also used the five-minute technique at work, especially when facilitating meetings. In fact, there’s a whole technique called think-pair-share that goes something like:
Everyone think about it for X minutes. Take notes.
Partner up and talk about your ideas for 2X minutes.
As a group, discuss the best ideas and takeaways for 4X minutes.
There’s an optional step involving groups of four, but I’d rarely bother with that one unless it’s a really huge meeting (and at that point I’m actively trying to shrink it because huge committees are shit decision-makers).
Thank you for the addition! Pairing up to talk through the ideas seems like a good group technique, I like the sequence you outline!