🇺🇸 Memorial Day Reflections

Welcome the team and set the reflective tone by introducing the Memorial Day theme, encouraging participants to think about their work from a perspective of honoring progress and learning from the past.

Explain the three columns—New Missions to Embark On, Changes to Retire, and Traditions to Carry Forward—and their meanings in context, providing examples if needed.

Allow personal reflection, where each participant individually considers points for each column and writes their ideas on sticky notes.

Facilitate a round-robin sharing session where team members place their notes into the appropriate columns, explaining their thoughts briefly as they add their notes.

Group similar ideas and lead a discussion to ensure clarity and shared understanding among the team.

Prioritize ideas for actioning; collaboratively decide which ideas should become immediate actions, which need further discussion, and which should simply be noted.

Conclude with a summary of key insights and an action plan, ensuring that the team feels valued and that the session leads to tangible improvements.