E-073 · Theme 2 · Member Roles & Purpose
Passion Discovery Workshop
Members identify contribution options that feel purposeful and sustainable.
Developed further: this summary now draws on an initiative-specific internal editorial draft and attributed references. Human review has not started and will open only at the Full-Corpus Review Build.
What could this idea change?
It creates a welcoming reason for people to connect around a shared interest and leave with a clear next step.
It may suit: Members, guests or community participants who would find the topic useful, and the people hosting the activity.
A simple way to start
- Map current and emerging club opportunities and remove or redesign any role whose purpose, workload, authority, support or access conditions cannot be explained honestly. Who could lead it: Member-experience lead and project leads
- Design prompts about causes, preferred activities, people, learning, pace, setting and contribution style, with private formats and no request for explanations of personal constraints. Who could lead it: Workshop facilitator and access lead
- Publish the workshop promise and choices, train follow-up hosts and set a deletion date for any notes or preferences the member elects to share. Who could lead it: Workshop sponsor and data custodian
- Facilitate reflection without interpreting people, comparing answers or asking for public commitments, then let each member choose whether to keep, share or discuss their notes. Who could lead it: Facilitator
- Hold one-to-one matching conversations that test purpose, fit, workload, support and access and offer a small first step, a later contact or an honest no-current-match response. Who could lead it: Named follow-up hosts
What should we look for?
- After 90 days, review Passion Discovery Workshop. Look for roles being filled by choice, responsibilities being understood and useful work being completed without avoidable overload.
- Members able to choose private reflection, optional sharing and no-follow-up routes without pressure.
- Follow-up requests receiving an honest conversation and a documented next step, later contact or no-current-match response.
- Roles adjusted or created in response to de-identified gaps rather than forcing members into existing vacancies.
- Shared preference notes deleted on schedule and never repurposed for member assessment or publicity.
Before we say yes
- Does it fit a real local need?
- Can people take part safely and fairly?
- Are the facts, permissions and Rotary branding right?
- Who will lead it, and when will we review it?