What You'll Learn

1. How to design workshop experiences using the Chaos Pilots 5E model (excitement, entry, engagement, exit, extension) to guide groups from their current state to desired outcomes
2. Why maintaining neutrality as a facilitator—using clean questions and avoiding evaluative responses—creates psychological safety and equal participation across diverse groups
3. The critical distinction between transactional, emotional, and social communication layers that remote organizations must address to build genuine connection beyond their immediate teams
4. How "starter energy" versus "maintainer energy" defines career trajectories and why recognizing your natural inclination accelerates professional fulfillment and business success
5. Why the first 15 minutes of any large gathering determine engagement levels and how to create comfort through active welcoming, voice activation, and multiple participation pathways
6. The power of testing business ideas systematically before committing, allowing energy levels and genuine interest to guide strategic decisions rather than assumptions
7. How simplicity and clarity in online facilitation trumps complex tools, with methods like liberating structures' "1-4-All" providing individual reflection time before group discussion
8. Why gathering people around cultural topics and human experiences—not just social hours—builds the emotional connections that remote teams desperately need for collaboration

Some Takeaways

1. Purpose precedes gathering—clarity prevents cultural damage
2. Remote work demands intentional emotional connection
3. Neutrality enables authentic participation
4. Starter energy differs fundamentally from maintainer energy
5. Comfort creates engagement; safety remains subjective
6. Systematic testing reveals sustainable business models
7. Broad methodologies solve specific pain points
8. AI amplifies the necessity for human facilitation
9. Joy fuels impact; depletion destroys it

Links:

Where to find Perle

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perlelc/
• Website: www.needworkshops.com
• Unmute Newsletter: https://unmute.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Where to find Milly

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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