Reflection
Structured Silence
Structured Silence is a reflection activity in which the workshop leader deliberately protects a block of quiet time — typically three to eight minutes — for participants to think individually about a named prompt without discussion, writing, or any…
April 28, 2026
Minute Paper
A Minute Paper is a short, structured reflection activity in which participants spend one to three minutes at a specific moment in a session — usually a transition point or the end of the session — writing brief responses to a named prompt.
April 28, 2026
Action Learning
Action Learning is a workshop design approach in which participants work on their own real, unresolved problems over time, take action between sessions, and return to the group to reflect on what happened. The problem is not simulated.
April 28, 2026
The Guiding Principles of Active Learning
A workshop can deploy every visible marker of active learning — breakouts, think-pair-share, live polls, roleplay — and still produce the passive-learning outcomes the approach is supposed to eliminate.
April 28, 2026