Hello everyone, please see the following invitation from Alain Graham, Chief, People Division (Human Resources). An interesting opportunity to engage with the Gallery – Holly
Hello Volunteers,
We are excited to announce the next phase of our work on developing the AGO’s organizational values; a project of the Gallery’s Joint Working Committee (JWC) – a group recently brought together to provide clarity to governance, policies, and values alignment in a way that generates engagement and intentionality at the AGO.
This phase involves conducting focus groups with both staff and volunteers to delve deeper into the themes that emerged from the recent values survey (volunteers received via email May 24). These focus groups will help us gain a more comprehensive understanding of the values identified.
We have engaged Silvia Presenza, an external consultant with extensive facilitation experience, to lead these focus groups over the coming weeks and consolidate all the feedback. Silvia has been working with the AGO’s JWC to provide strategic counsel throughout the process, bringing an independent perspective to this work.
Key details about the focus groups:
- Number of Groups: 10 focus groups
- Participants per Group: Each group will consist of 10 people
Focus Group Time Slots:
Monday July 8
- 1:30pm – 2:30pm or
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday July 9
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday July 12
- 1:30pm – 2:30pm
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday July 16
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Important Notes for Volunteers re: How to Sign Up
- You will be asked for your team – please enter your volunteer placement
- You will be asked for your AGO email address- please use your personal email address
ADDITONAL TIPS ON HOW TO FILL-IN the FORM:
Some early users had trouble with the form (it’s the form – not you!) – some help:
- if you get stuck after entering your name, volunteer placement and email (and can’t see any timeslots options) – you need to scroll down the form window (which doesn’t include a scroll bar – so it’s hard to find) – just put your mouse beside the form window (not the page window) and scroll down and additional fields will appear
- If you still have issues, try signing up on your mobile phone – all fields appear on mobile devices
SIGN UP HERE: You can sign-up using this form (https://forms.office.com/r/xwz77YFrsS)
Our groups will be designed to ensure cross-divisional representation and a mix of staff and volunteers at each session. You will be able to select your preferred times for attending. Once the focus groups have been, determined you will receive an email /calendar invite to confirm the timeslot you are invited to attend, with meeting room details. (Please note: it is important to register as each group is purposefully designed – these are not drop-in sessions).
During the focus groups, you will have the opportunity to discuss questions designed to explore your perspective on organizational values, your reaction to the survey findings shared, how values impact your work and interactions at the AGO, and more.
We want to note that the feedback collected in these focus groups will remain anonymous and will not be attributed to any individual. Silvia will focus on consolidating themes from the discussions, so we encourage everyone to be candid and open.
We look forward to your participation and insights as we work together to shape our organizational values. Please reach out if you have any additional questions.
Thank you,
Alain
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Alain Graham (he/him)
Chief, People Division
T 416.979.6660 x6495