Learning patterns/Wall of compliments

Wall of compliments
problemMany people are not admired and encouraged adequately for their successes at workshops and conferences.
solutionCreate a 'wall of compliments' to motivate them!
creator• Netha Hussain
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created on12 October, 2014
Category:Learning patternsCategory:Pages using Probox

What problem does this solve?

At workshops and conferences, many participants are not admired adequately for the work they did, or the skills they learnt. Lack of encouragement and motivation may lead the participants to trivialize their achievements, causing decreased enthusiasm to learn or work further.

What is the solution?

Create a 'wall of compliments' where the participants can write compliments in general, or compliments to encourage specific people or ideas. The participants are given post-it notes, on which they can write any compliment of their choice and stick it onto the 'wall of compliments'.

General considerations

  • Make enough pens (sharpies) and post-it-notes available for participants to write on the wall of compliments.
  • It is ideal to have the wall at the main conference areas where it easily catches the attention of the participants.
  • Have a meetup policy that prevents participants from writing de-motivational or indecent comments on the wall of compliments.
  • Encourage participants to take any compliment they find interesting and keep it as a souvenir.
  • Post-it notes in multiple colours will make the wall look beautiful :-)

When to use

  • During conferences, as a fun activity.
  • During meetups and workshops to encourage the participants and to admire their work.

See also

References

Category:Learning patterns ready for translation Category:Programs learning patterns Category:Hackathon learning patterns Category:Editathons learning patterns Category:Editing workshops learning patterns Category:Conferences learning patterns Category:Volunteer management learning patterns Category:Project management learning patterns Category:Evaluation learning patterns Category:Reporting patterns Category:Social media learning patterns Category:Workshops learning patterns Category:Participation learning patterns Category:Low complexity learning patterns Category:Evaluation design learning patterns

Endorsements

  • Saw this first in Wikimedia Conference 2015 and it felt great! Ravi (talk) 08:51, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
  • Cool idea. -- Bodhisattwa (talk) 19:47, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Will definitely make use of it! →Spiritia 18:50, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
  • Kial ne en multaj lingvoj ? Good idea to spread in multiple languages. Alifono (talk) 21:48, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Category:Conferences learning patterns Category:Editathons learning patterns Category:Editing workshops learning patterns Category:Evaluation design learning patterns Category:Evaluation learning patterns Category:Hackathon learning patterns Category:Learning patterns Category:Learning patterns ready for translation Category:Low complexity learning patterns Category:Pages using Probox Category:Participation learning patterns Category:Programs learning patterns Category:Project management learning patterns Category:Reporting patterns Category:Social media learning patterns Category:Volunteer management learning patterns Category:Workshops learning patterns