Ground-Rules for Organizing
Ground Rules
by Anthony J. Nocella II
Here are a set of common and useful ground rules to use in meetings of the group.
- Volunteer yourself only
- No put downs of yourself or others, even in a joking way
- One mic (one person speaks at a time)
- Vegas (whatever said in a space, does not go beyond those that heard it)
- Participate
- Step up, step down (those that have more privilege speak less in a space)
- 3 then me (do not speak until at least three people spoke)
- K.I.S.S. (Keep It Short and Sweet)
- Keep an open mind
- Assume the best
- Don’t yuck on my yum (do not put down what someone else likes)
- Don’t take anything personal
- Attack the idea not the person
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