Facilitator guide
The Silent Meeting
We open every workshop by writing, not talking. It gets everyone's real starting point on the table in 15 minutes — louder voices don't crowd out quieter ones, and we see what the room already knows.
5 minutes — write
Everyone answers the prompts below, at the same time, silently, in a shared doc. Short bullets are fine. Write under your own name.
10 minutes — read & comment
Read what others wrote. Drop comments, questions, and “+1”s. Surface the themes out loud at the end.
The prompts
Copy these into a shared Google Doc before the session — one line per person under each prompt. Don't edit anyone else's text; use comments.
Where are you with AI today?
Which AI tools do you use, and how often? (e.g. ChatGPT weekly, none yet, Cursor daily)
What's already working?
Where has AI saved you time or made something easier?
What's confusing or frustrating?
What gets in the way — trust, quality, not knowing where to start, something else?
One real task you'd bring to AI this week
A concrete thing from your actual job — a report, an email cycle, a bug, a design, a query.
What would make today a win for you?
Finish this sentence: "Today is a win if I leave able to ______."
Tip: add a per-team section
For a mixed-team workshop, add one line per team at the bottom for a shared goal — what would move the needle for that function. It makes the breakouts land faster.