[Ailist] AI summit: how do you reconnect to yesterday's energy?

[Cheri]

Katia,

Here are some suggestions:

1.  Be intentional at the outset about creating a "field of energy" at the outset.  Imbue it with intention. Have each person share their intention within the field at their tables.  When you close for the day, close the field with a simple ritual and words that inspire folks to recognize the power they've created and the field will hold as they leave, etc., etc.  In the morning, intentionally "open the field" again in the morning and build on the intention for the day.  Have each person share briefly (30-60 seconds): check in, how was yesterday/evening, any dreams or thoughts, inspirations, hopes for today.  

2.  Use energizers or short activities that lead into Design and Destiny--where the energy often wanes--it's where the significant challenges lay, requiring long term commitment and understanding about what it takes to move towards the dream.  It's not over after the summit.  

3.  Slide show with photos of the previous days, upbeat music, etc., as they walk in.

Cheri
> Dear all,
>
> As I find more and more opportunities to use AI with my customers, also
> more
> and more questions arise. Here is one I would like to discuss with you, and
> learn from your experience & ideas.
>
> In the last month I used AI twice. It was a wonderful experience both
> times.
> The first was a 2-day strategy session with a government agency. The second
> was on a 3day retreat with my 3 collegues.
>
> In both cases I (and the group) experienced a very high energy at the end
> of
> both the discovery and the design phases: a feeling of shared meaning,
> recognition of the positive core, collective dreams... But of course, at
> the
> end of the day the session ends, people go to diner, have a good evening
> together... And then the next day, we want to build on the previous phase
> and start part of the 4D-cycle.
>
> Both times we found it was difficult to reconnect to the high energy we had
> ended with. The feeling we shared the evening before seemed far away, and
> we
> were left with a lot of words and pictures, which didn't have the same
> meaning as they had the evening before.
>
> So here's my question: how do you keep the energy high? How do you start
> the
> next day? How do you reconnect?
>
> Thank you for sharing!
> Katia
> (Katia Van Belle - Belgium)
>
>
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