Getting started - Recruiting Community Members
Identify people working with common questions or interests and invite them to participate. Think broadly – look for colleagues beyond ‘the regulars’, including those with alternate perspectives, those working in isolation, and those who may already have found some solutions to the target issues.
Look on Staffnet for contacts in relevant areas.
Ensure potential participants have an incentive to participate; people need to feel that the time and effort they will put into the experience will give them something back. Some ways to ensure value for participating include:
- choosing issues that are timely and relevant for all participants and based on their daily work
- describing how their input will make a difference
- detailing opportunities to connect with others across the Faculty/University and roles
- offering resources
- generating excitement about collaborating to find new solutions