A plan for fifteen minutes
Prepare the group, choose a format, and move from an initial decision to a thoughtful debrief.
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Free companion resource · Richard P. Mislan, PhD
A small rehearsal.
A useful beginning.
The ETP Starter Kit
Help people examine evidence, hear another perspective, make a decision, and reconsider it. Start with one everyday request and fifteen minutes.
4 pages · US Letter · Ready to print · No sign-up required
A practical starting point. Room to adapt.
What’s inside
Enough to begin.
Space to make it yours.
A decision worth discussing
The equipment-desk learner sheet: a recorder request, an imperfect stock list, and two communication procedures to consider.
New evidence. Better questions.
The facilitator’s update, debrief prompts, and signs of learning to notice in people’s reasoning.
Your next scenario
A reusable worksheet for designing a situation with evidence, perspectives, a meaningful decision, and room to reconsider.
One possible rhythm
Fifteen minutes.
Four useful moves.
Work in pairs or small groups, or rehearse individually. The timings are a starting point; adjust them for the people in the room.
Offer time to think, write, speak, observe, or pass. Keep the situation fictional and make reconsideration welcome.
- 2 min
Read the situation
Separate what the record suggests from what has actually been verified.
- 5 min
Choose and exchange
Choose a procedure, explain its tradeoff, and hear how another person interprets the message.
- 3 min
Meet the update
Reveal the new information. Write a status message the evidence can support.
- 5 min
Reflect and reconsider
Explain what you would retain or revise, and what would justify a stronger commitment.
Give the idea a try
On paper.
Or in the world.
The kit works without devices. The website offers two ways to explore the same approach through an activity.
Planning something for your own class or team?
Discuss a workshop, course pilot, or collaboration