Looking for best practices orientation approaches
From: Pare Gerou (paregerougmail.com)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:15:50 -0800 (PST)
Looking for creative minds,

We've been reflecting on our current orientation approach and how to
improve it, and we could use your help.   PowerPoint presentations followed
by Q&A sessions, or welcome packets, etc- while informative, often result
in limited retention of information.  Based on questions over the months
following orientation, it feels like about 20-30% of orientation
information is absorbed at best.

While vague, general interactive discussions are fun, some things just have
to be learned at the beginning- like major group decisions and processes.
At least for some of the portions of the orientation, we want an approach
that requires more of their interactive engagement with the material, that
gives them immediate feedback about whether they know the material, and
that provides immediate correction so they succeed in learning the decision
or process or anything else.

What do you think is ideal?  Have any of your communities done a great
job?  Has anyone tried gamifying parts of their orientations?-- digital
escape rooms or scavenger hunts, etc?    Has anyone tried quizzes (although
that sounds horrible...)?  Any other approaches or ideas?

I am not looking for external training suggestions-- like the wonderful
courses offered by IC and SOFA and US Coho, among many others.  We do plan
to attend some of these over time, and they are the very best thing to set
a group on track, but I am focused here on internal orientation sessions
that occur directly after one becomes a new member.
Ideas?
Pare Gerou
Greek Village Cohousing





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EVI (PARE) GEROU
Greek Village Cohousing
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