{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EActivity outcomes\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESelf-reflect\u003C/strong\u003E \u2013 think about aspects of your own behaviour.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIdentify areas for development\u003C/strong\u003E \u2013 be open to continual improvement.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EActivity details\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E15 minutes (or longer)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIndoors/outdoors/in person/online\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAny volunteer team\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Ch3\u003EYou\u0027ll need\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOne double-sided \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/mc5bfcjx/our-volunteering-culture-activity-prompt-cards.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Our Volunteering Culture Activity Prompt Cards\u0022\u003Eprintout of Our Volunteering Culture Activity Prompt Cards\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA pair of scissors\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EBefore you begin\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf your team needs a light refresher on \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/volunteer-experience/our-volunteering-culture/\u0022 title=\u0022Our Volunteering Culture\u0022\u003EOur Volunteering Culture\u003C/a\u003E, share the link ahead of the activity.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPrint and cut out the prompt cards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EThe activity\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESpread out the prompt cards face-up for all to see [See variations if done online].\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach Team Member thinks of two prompt cards - one they feel they\u2019ve recently applied/lived, and one they find challenging. Here, \u0027challenging\u2019 means difficult or something they\u2019ve not lived yet.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOne by one, each Team Member shares the prompt card they\u2019ve recently applied/lived and their reason for picking it. When everyone has shared, invite general comments, observations and thoughts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERepeat the previous step, this time with the challenging prompt cards. Again, invite general comments, observations and thoughts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EActivity variations\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAs an alternative to prompt cards, \u003Ca href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/bxofrcza/our-volunteering-culture.pdf#/media/media/edit/36858\u0022 title=\u0022PDF-version of Our Volunteering Culture\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#/media/media/edit/36858\u0022\u003Eprint out the PDF version of Our Volunteering Culture\u003C/a\u003E and cut out the statements.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThis can be done as a short reflection activity, to start off a team meeting or as a longer team review exercise. 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