# 3. Design your LEAP journey

## STEP 01

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**Think about who are the people in your chapter you want and need to involve to be part of your LEAP journey :**

|                                   <mark style="background-color:blue;">**Initiator(s)**</mark>                                   |                <mark style="background-color:green;">**Facilitators**</mark>               |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| <p></p><p>The person/core group that identified the need of having a LEAP journey & that will take care of the coordination.</p> | <p></p><p>People who step up to prepare & host a workshop session on the topic chosen.</p> |

|       <mark style="background-color:purple;">**Participants**</mark>       |               <mark style="background-color:orange;">**Coach**</mark>               |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Your chapter community that commits & actively takes part in the sessions. | A support person for the initiators who has experience with the oikos LEAP program. |

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People joining the LEAP can have several roles throughout the program.
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## STEP 02

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**Get in contact with your coach and invite people to form a team (initiator(s), coach(es) and facilitator(s)).**&#x20;

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Host a meeting to think together about the questions below and to organise a strategy.

## STEP 03

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**Together with the group you formed, answer these questions:**

(These are tips from previous experiences)<br>

### Clarifying the purpose

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{% tab title="What is the need and purpose of your LEAP ?" %}
What issues do you want to address in your community or what areas do you see as opportunities for personal and team/collective development?
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{% tab title="What do you want to learn? " %}
On which topics does your community want to have sessions? \
\&#xNAN;*Are you asking your community what they wish to learn? How can you gather their insights? Should you organise a doodle or a form, are you asking them during a meeting?*\
\&#xNAN;*<mark style="background-color:green;">--> Check the LEAP TOPICS for insights</mark>*
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### Clarifying the format

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{% tab title="In which format could the LEAP serve your needs?" %}
*Are you planning an in-person or online journey?*
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{% tab title="How many sessions? 1, 3, 5, 10 sessions?" %}
See with your members/colleagues planning. For students examples, a semester is ideal
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{% tab title="When is your LEAP journey happening?" %}
Defining clear dates and times maximises comitment
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### Clarifying the commitment

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{% tab title="How often do you meet?" %}
We recommend one session a month, maximum two to allow time for reflexion between sessions
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{% tab title="How long will the sessions be? " %}
From our experience, sessions last at least 90minutes and shouldn't exceed 120 minutes
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{% tab title="What is happening between the meetings? " %}
Be very clear on this to maximize engagement. Are you engaging in more conversations? Is there a feedback form so people can express their thoughts and feelings about the session?
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{% tab title="How will you encourage and ensure commitment of the group?" %}
Find here guiding questions to help clarify it : \
° What commitments & principles are required for your group?\
&#x20;    ° E.g. commitment of all participants to being open to learn together; attend all sessions, practicing between sessions.\
&#x20;     ° E.g. certificate of the end of the LEAP journey&#x20;
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### Clarifying the start & end

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{% tab title="Is there a kick off meeting to explain the LEAP and involve everyone? " %}
Experience highlighted a kickoff attracts more members and increases external communication
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{% tab title="Is there a celebration and reflection meeting ?" %}
Sharing the learnings and opening reflexions for a next LEAP journey ahead increases involvment for the next edition :wink: \
E.g. certificate at the end of a LEAP for Chapter journey
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### Clarifying responsibilities

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{% tab title="Who from the team will be responsible for what?  " %}
Set roles and an agenda to coordinate
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{% tab title="How will you communicate to your participants about and during the journey?" %}
Make sure to stick to what fits your group the best \
E.G. email, doodle, slack, google calendar, ...&#x20;
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