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Normally I shy away from acronyms if possible, since using them is tantamount to supporting the “secret club” theory of communication. In the case of this article’s title, though, an acronym seems appropriate instead of “Observations, Insights, and Conclusions for [my] National Novel Writing Month [experience].”
In the various teambuilding events I help facilitate in my day job as well as the classes I teach, a good exercise called Observations, Insights, and Conclusions helps to understand how much (or how well) participants are “getting it.” In setting up this exercise I tell the participants that what they learn from this experience doesn’t only come from my pontifications standing in front of them, but also from interactions with others during breakouts, their private reflections after the session, and so forth. The exercise nearly always yields a few “ah has” out of the group and is also an excellent way to assess learning from most any kind of activity.
