Innovating apart: How to create an inclusive remote working session
With many organizations moving to more of an all-remote working format, use this time as an opportunity to create virtual working sessions with your team. This will ensure that our solo work environment will not create silos. Working sessions are often more useful than a traditional meeting because they keep the team’s engagement and innovation high while working through complex challenges. The types of meetings that could become remote working sessions include:
- Planning
- Kick-off
- Brainstorming
- Data Synthesis
- Retrospective
Any time you are trying to share information, understand perspectives and create new possibilities make it a collaborative working session to ensure you are working in an inclusive way.
The key steps for creating a great remote working session are also best practices for great facilitation:
Create an engaging and time-boxed agenda
- Plan out a diverse set of segments include: information sharing (research share out), group activities, individual reflection moments and generous amounts of time for group discussions
- Keep in mind that people need breaks. If you are having a longer session…
