forum/sg/forum-briefing.md

# Activites - Forum / Why?
- Forum Training - lived experience
- Forum Briefing - technical/experience sharing
    - e.g. we all know health is important, but can really only feel how important when sick 
- Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey
    - Different mindset
    - Sensitive matters
- Forum as your sounding board to expand horizons
    - Revolves around Johari window
- Get into a better headspace

# Activites - Forum / How does it help?
- Johari window: shrinking the unknown quadrant
- Improves
    - Listening: to understand
        - if 2 different people tell you the same thing word for word, do you have the same reaction?
    - Speaking: clearer articulation
    - Thinking: self communication

# Activities – Forum / What is it?
- Evolving circle of 4-8 trained equals
    - Pax depends on personality/fit/space
- ~10 structured meetings/year
- Achieve growth in life and business
- Leverage on diverse perspective and insights
- Started in 1950s, practiced across cultures
- Joining is a 2 way approval

# Activities – Forum / Expected Conduct
- Be open, no advice, judgement or comparison
- Prepare prior, to keep info density high
- 1 conversation
- Be authentic, share own experiences (Not opinions)
- Uphold confidentiality to ensure safe environment
    - Only now
    - Only us
    - Only YEN

# Activities – Forum / Usual flow
- Check-In
- Issue clearing (talk about friction members might have)
    - Moderator observation
- Update from each member (~5 mins/pax)
- 10 min break
- Deep dive/Exploration
- Check-Out

# Activities – Forum / PSA
- Norm is 30 mins/pax, i.e. 6 pax will be 3 hours
- Try to over communicate
- Forum often changes/deepens a relationship
- Not a management tool
    - Employees
    - Family members
- Cancelled meetings are a slippery slope