Jennie Robinson Faber
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9 session pages and 10 PS Guide markdown files for the Baby Ghosts cooperative foundations curriculum. Import script creates documents in Outline wiki with cross-links between paired session/PS Guide pages.
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# 1: Coop Principles & Power
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## **What happens in session**
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In this session, we cover cooperative history and lineages, crediting Global South, Indigenous, Black, women's traditions, not just Rochdale. We also review the 7 ICA Principles.
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The theme is moving from principles to personal values.
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:::tip
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**Homework assigned:** individual journaling, team values map (with PS), and individual prep for The Talk (Session 2).
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### :eyes: **Your role during session**
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- Observe small group activity (cooperative lineage sharing) - note whose stories are shared
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- Listen for how studios talk about values - vague or specific?
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## **This week's Studio Support Meeting: Values Mapping**
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### **📚 Materials**
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- Studio Miro board with Values Mapping template
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- 7 Principles reference
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### **👆 Before the session**
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- Confirm everyone completed their individual journaling (Session 1 homework)
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- Ensure the studio Miro board has the template
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- Have the 7 Principles visible (on the board or screen-shared)
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### **🌊 Session flow**
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#### **Check-in (5 min)**
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Individual sharing (15-20 min) - Each person shares 3-5 values from their individual reflection.
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Prompts:
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- "What values came up when you did the journaling?"
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- "You don't need to explain or justify."
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As they share: each person adds values to the Miro board (stickies in their colour/section). No discussion - just capture.
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Watch for: someone dominating or going first every time; someone staying quiet - invite them in gently; values that sound the same but might mean different things to different people.
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#### **Noticing patterns (10-15 min)**
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Look at the board together.
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Prompts:
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- "What do you notice?"
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- "Where do you see overlap?"
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- "Any surprises?"
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- "Are there values that seem similar but might mean different things to different people?"
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> Example to offer: "Transparency" - does it mean open documents? Open conversations? Both? Neither? What exactly is meant?
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**Connecting to the 7 Principles (10 min)**
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Look at the ICA principles together.
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**Prompts**:
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- "Do you see connections between your values and these principles?"
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- "Draw lines or group things if it helps."
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- This can be loose - don't let them fixate on making a beautiful diagram. The point is seeing that their values connect to a larger cooperative tradition.
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#### **To bring back to Session 2 (5 min)**
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**Prompts**:
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- "What's one thing you learned about where your team aligns or diverges?"
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- * *You'll share this in Session 2 - doesn't need to be polished.*
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- Have someone write it down or capture it on the board.
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#### **Community agreements contribution (5 min)**
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"Based on this conversation, are there 1-2 values you'd propose adding to the cohort community agreements?" Capture these to bring back to the full group.
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### :star: **Tips**
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If someone is dominating:
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- "Let's hear from someone who hasn't shared yet."
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If no one talks… awkward silence:
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- "Take a minute to look at the board silently. What stands out?"
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If tension emerges
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- "Sounds like there are some different perspectives here. That's useful but we don't need to resolve it today."
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If they want to debate definitions:
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- "It's okay to mean different things. The goal is simply to notice where you might need to clarify later."
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If time runs short:
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- Prioritize steps 2-3 (sharing and noticing). The principles connection and agreements contribution can be done async if needed.
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### **🏁After the session**
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- Note any tensions/surprises for your PS check-in
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- Remind the team to bring their learnings to Session 2
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### **👉 Also this week**
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#### **Make sure they're prepping for The Talk**
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Session 2 homework includes individual prep on four topics: financial reality, time/availability, skills/contributions, decision-making styles.
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:::warning
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They need to *write their answers down* before Session 2. Check that they're doing this!
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### :triangular_flag_on_post: **Red flags to watch for**
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- A studio that can't name any values beyond "we want to make good games" - don't we all! Too vague.
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- One person speaking for the group about "our" values
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- Values that are all abstract with no grounding in practice |