This can help hosts of the book club events - especially useful if you rotate hosts, have multiple locations or online meetings.
Hosts should also adhere to the Facilitator Guide.
- Intro to DataKind UK and why we are interested in ethics
- Welcome from the sponsor (e.g. if being hosted at a company’s meeting space)
- Reminder of the topic and materials
- Reminder of others: We are running the book club simultaneously with friends in Scotland and online
- Tell community this is a safe space:
- to explore ideas and opinions.
- Everyone should listen actively with a generous and open mind
- do not interrupt or criticise others,
- consciously aim to help everyone to speak for roughly equal time
- If anyone feels uncomfortable at any time do speak with [**named responsible individual/s **]
- Chatham House rules
- Ask people to get into groups of 6-8
- Point out the facilitators
- Ask people to put thoughts on Twitter [your hashtag here] but paraphrase what people say if needed, as it is Chatham House
- There'll be a break in the middle (go round and remind the groups of this at 7:30pm) and give option for people to move groups at this time - or any time if they want to!
- Ask participants if anyone would like to write a blog about the book club around the questions discussed
- Let everyone know about the next book club
- No one location, always looking for hosts. if your organisation
would like to host a bookclub - et us know
- If you would like to facilitate
- If you have ideas about future topics
- We will send out a feedback survey tomorrow.
- Thanks again to the sponsor