Day One — Assess

Welcome + Room Framing

Event kickoff. This is where the tone is set for everything that follows. The room learns what this space is, what it is not, and what is expected of everyone in it.

• Why this room exists
• How this differs from a typical event
• Member-first structure explained
• Guest role and inclusion
• Confidentiality agreement
• Standards for honesty, presence, and participation

Opening Member Round

Each member shares who they are, what they are building, what season they are in, what feels heavy, and what would make these 3 days a win. This is context, not full storytelling — keep it tight.

• What are you building?
• What season are you in?
• What feels heavy right now?
• What would make this event a win?

Break

Member Hot Seat 1 — Crystal

First full hot seat of the event. 60 minutes of depth. The member shares context, the room asks clarifying questions, provides insight, and the member closes with a decision.

• Context share (10–15 min)
• Clarifying questions only (10 min)
• Group insight — patterns, blind spots, opportunities (20–25 min)
• Decision round — what resonated, what they are choosing, next move (10 min)

Member Hot Seat 2 — Oge

Second hot seat. Same structure. Different member, different challenge, same depth.

• Context share (10–15 min)
• Clarifying questions only (10 min)
• Group insight (20–25 min)
• Decision round (10 min)

Lunch

Relaxed but present. This is still part of the event. Good conversations happen here.

Member Hot Seat 3 — Anthony

Third and final hot seat of Day 1. By now the room has rhythm. Trust is building. The feedback will be sharper.

• Context share (10–15 min)
• Clarifying questions only (10 min)
• Group insight (20–25 min)
• Decision round (10 min)

Break

Group Synthesis Session

Step back from individual hot seats and look at the room as a whole. What patterns are surfacing? What shared constraints exist? What blind spots keep appearing?

• Patterns across the first three hot seats
• Shared bottlenecks or constraints
• What the room is seeing clearly
• What may be tolerated that needs to change

Reflection Round

Each person shares their biggest takeaway so far, what felt most confronting, and what they need to sit with before tomorrow.

• Biggest takeaway
• Most confronting moment
• What to process overnight

Reset / Downtime

Decompress. Rest. Process. Get ready for the evening.

Operator Dinner: Family Cooking Experience

Before the deeper layers of the room open, everybody contributes to building something together. Each member owns one part of the meal. This is not polished. Not performative. Shared.

• Anthony — Main protein
• Margo — Primary side
• Nick — Second side
• Crystal — Salad / Vegetables
• Oge — Bread / Appetizer
• Gustavo — Dessert

Table Conversation

Intentional dinner prompts. This is where trust deepens. Some of the most important moments of the event happen here.

• What are you carrying right now that most people do not see?
• Where have you outgrown your current way of operating?
• What decision have you been avoiding?