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Takeaways from "How and why to start a cohort-based course in 2021" on @joinClubhouse with some of the greats
@shl
@david_perell
@fortelabs
@patel0phone
@will_mannon
@shl
@david_perell
@fortelabs
@patel0phone
@will_mannon
1/ On leading
- Live sessions need to create "urgency" - this drives people's desire to be there and participate
- Balance of speaking and interaction is key. Too much speaking and it becomes college, too much interaction and there's no learning
- Live sessions need to create "urgency" - this drives people's desire to be there and participate
- Balance of speaking and interaction is key. Too much speaking and it becomes college, too much interaction and there's no learning
1a/
- "The burden of keeping your audience awake and also learning is on you" @wes_kao
- Practice finding energy that you and your audience feel
- Courses are like an action movie. Give down time to reflect after high intensity
- "The burden of keeping your audience awake and also learning is on you" @wes_kao
- Practice finding energy that you and your audience feel
- Courses are like an action movie. Give down time to reflect after high intensity
2/ On importance
- "Historically, we learn tribally" @fortelabs
Learning + experiences are memorable with other people
- Deadlines and other members create accountability
- Self-paced courses require you to fill all roles. Cohorts distribute roles which makes learning easier
- "Historically, we learn tribally" @fortelabs
Learning + experiences are memorable with other people
- Deadlines and other members create accountability
- Self-paced courses require you to fill all roles. Cohorts distribute roles which makes learning easier
3/ On interaction
- Providing value naturally creates future leaders and of the course
- Make space for subgroups to form; they create lifelong friendships
- Shared goals and struggles create the "wedding effect", people important enough to be in your wedding @patel0phone
- Providing value naturally creates future leaders and of the course
- Make space for subgroups to form; they create lifelong friendships
- Shared goals and struggles create the "wedding effect", people important enough to be in your wedding @patel0phone
4/ Q&A
- Certification comes from the proof in personal change.
- Quality of content is king. Start small, but make it powerful.
- Your pricing model filters the level of commitment
- Vet the demand for your course before launching
- Certification comes from the proof in personal change.
- Quality of content is king. Start small, but make it powerful.
- Your pricing model filters the level of commitment
- Vet the demand for your course before launching
