Micro-Circle Launch Kit

Where you would use it:

·       When solo efforts to understand AI feel insufficient

·       When you need collective wisdom for making sense of AI and its opportunities and potential consequences

·       When building a support network for technological change

·       When creating space for shared learning about AI

The tool: Five Components for sustainable gatherings:

·       Charter: One sentence stating why you gather—specific enough to guide, open enough to evolve

·       Roles: Rotating functions that prevent hierarchy (examples: Host who facilitates, Witness who captures themes, someone who brings provocative questions, someone who tends to group wellbeing)

·       Rituals: Consistent practices like the three-question check-in: What sparked curiosity? What concerned you? Where did you practice care?

·       Tools: Minimal infrastructure—only what you need to gather (Zoom + doc, or chairs + notebook)

·       Feedback: Every fourth session, 5-minute Keep/Stop/Try review to evolve together

How to use it: Find 2-4 others wrestling with AI’s potential opportunities and impacts. Draft your one-sentence charter together in 30 minutes. Choose a weekly or monthly cadence. Rotate all roles. Start with the three-question check-in. Keep infrastructure minimal—the constraint helps focus on connection over tools. After four sessions, run Keep/Stop/Try to adjust.