Chad Littlefield

Chad Littlefield

Creating real connection and communication is hard.
We help leaders, educators and events make it easy.

5 Creative Ways To Start A Meeting

5 Creative Ways To Start A Meeting

3 Fun Ways To Start A Meeting

3 Fun Ways To Start A Meeting

How To Start A Meeting In A Fun Way

How To Start A Meeting In A Fun Way

How to Engage the Unwilling

How to Engage the Unwilling

How to Prevent Exclusion

How to Prevent Exclusion

What Is Your Story?

What Is Your Story?

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  • @flourlesscake3143
    @flourlesscake31439 сағат бұрын

    Love your content Chad! You really inspire me!

  • @janeenworrell548
    @janeenworrell548Күн бұрын

    Awesome Chad!!! Thank you.

  • @ChristieHensler
    @ChristieHenslerКүн бұрын

    Thank you so much for this! I was figuring out how to integrate these into an event where they already have lanyards they are determined to use, too! So this gives me a couple ways to integrate them without competing with the standards ones, but still make a huge impact. And I'm already doing the insight wall at this conference so I love the idea of adding these name tags to that wall.

  • @theresakingston-xd5ce
    @theresakingston-xd5ce2 күн бұрын

    Just received two boxes of them - absolutely love them. Will definitely be getting more!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefieldКүн бұрын

    Woohoooo!!!! I'm committed to only creating and shipping lovable things that genuinely do make connection easy! Glad you found this to be the case!

  • @theresakingston-xd5ce
    @theresakingston-xd5ce2 күн бұрын

    Just received two boxes - absolutely love them. Thank you

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefieldКүн бұрын

    🙌

  • @heatherburgette7979
    @heatherburgette79792 күн бұрын

    best video start!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield2 күн бұрын

    Haha! Might have to be my new opening :-)

  • @ameliaunderwood568
    @ameliaunderwood5683 күн бұрын

    One question I like to ask is who is left out of this picture?

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield2 күн бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @SusanaQ4
    @SusanaQ44 күн бұрын

    I love ❤️ your videos and lectures. Thank you!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield2 күн бұрын

    Thanks, Susana!

  • @ekaterinasergeyeva453
    @ekaterinasergeyeva4534 күн бұрын

    Such a wise comment - a physical card gives you two something to focus on other than staring at each other. That's why people use their phones to show memes or pictures to each other.

  • @ekaterinasergeyeva453
    @ekaterinasergeyeva4534 күн бұрын

    An IF deck of cards is really a great idea. I can help translate it into Russian)

  • @patriciat.8121
    @patriciat.81214 күн бұрын

    2:30

  • @gabrielcox6522
    @gabrielcox65226 күн бұрын

    Bought two already. Very excited to be using them.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Woohoo!! Can't wait to hear how your experience is 🙂

  • @davidwhitcher1972
    @davidwhitcher19726 күн бұрын

    I am the resistant one. Instead of sitting there I get up and use the bathroom.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Perfect 👍👍 Challenge by choice haha. I like to remind everyone of their free will. All a (good) facilitator does is lay out choices to hopefully jump start actually important and meaningful conversation and connection. Has nothing to do with "getting" resistant people to participate in BS against their will. Make it purposeful...or highly consider not doing it.

  • @BruceAHayes
    @BruceAHayes7 күн бұрын

    These are incredibly helpful! It doesn't matter if you know a person or not, it is "a window" into what I want to talk about now. These make it so easy for everyone to quickly identify someone they should connect with. Even if two people were to start up a chat, they may never get to their own hot topic for the day and miss out on a learning opportunity.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Alright!!! That was the goal. Glad to hear it translated, Bruce.

  • @wendypowellplonski
    @wendypowellplonski7 күн бұрын

    Just ordered two packs for back to school PD happening in August!

  • @wendypowellplonski
    @wendypowellplonski7 күн бұрын

    Do the colors represent different things?

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Oooo, perfect context!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Yes, same color code as the We! Connect Cards weand.me/product/we-connect-cards/ and here are some creative ways to make use of the different colors: weand.me/nametags-activities-resource

  • @CarolynZachry
    @CarolynZachry7 күн бұрын

    I am doing a 90 minute presentation to adult educators related to federal adult education data and national updates. I want to make this more interactive!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Awesome!! You'll love this article Carolyn. Chock full of easy to implement ideas 👍👍 weand.me/2021/11/02/how-to-make-a-powerpoint-presentation-interactive/

  • @shawnmoriarty8223
    @shawnmoriarty82237 күн бұрын

    Great tool Chad! Mine should arrive today. And I love the nod to Will in the last few seconds.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    :-)

  • @BobFreese
    @BobFreese7 күн бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Thanks, Bob!

  • @laurabutgereit6550
    @laurabutgereit65507 күн бұрын

    Thank you for all of your videos and resources - Connection before Content is the beginning of every meeting agenda I facilitate. I love the context hook and I am presenting at a National Crisis Response Training conference later this summer. We are presenting on training and supporting a crisis response team at a school district level. Any suggestions on the Nothing we do today actually matters unless.... hook? 😃

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Super important event for a context hook! "Nothing we do today matters unless you walk away with an immediately practical tool or idea that helps you save someone's life within the next 3 months." It'd pack a punch at the very least. Now, the catch is that with a compelling context hook, you've got to make sure the event to follow can deliver on this promise. All your speakers should KNOW the context heck before they even show up too. It serves as a design filter to help them help you keep the promise to the audience 👍👍

  • @mandybiddle4675
    @mandybiddle46757 күн бұрын

    Oooooo great minds think alike!!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Haha! Right! 😊

  • @CarolJergenson
    @CarolJergenson7 күн бұрын

    Chad, I am geeking out about this idea! What a great way to get people talking as they are arriving and throughout their time together. I already have ideas on how to implement this idea in the higher education setting I work in: first day of classes, student orientation, student staff training. There are so many options! Thank you for being a spark for great ideas and sharing them with the world.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Yes, yes, and triple yes! And to add to your excitement and list of creative, memorable ways to use them...boom: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHur1sOSesurgqQ.html

  • @mandybiddle4675
    @mandybiddle46757 күн бұрын

    I'm thinking about how to do this in the virtual world...maybe changing your ZOOM name to the answer to the question or making the nametag with your answer the background. Any other ideas?

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    You are going to loveeeee this video 🙂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHur1sOSesurgqQ.html

  • @dionneclabaugh5124
    @dionneclabaugh51248 күн бұрын

    Hey Chad, love these "interest + name tags" and already bought two boxes. I plan to use them at the UNM Mentoring Conference in October as an opener for one of my sessions. I met you there several years ago, pre-Covid, when you did a plenary. You had the We Connect cards on every single seat! It was most engaging and totally fun. We talked a bit after your session, and I've been using We Cards ever since. Thank you!! Dionne Clabaugh

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Ooooo, this is the perfectttt context for them, Dionne! I should email Nora to see if she wants to hand them out at registration 😊 Though I don't want to steal thunder from your session haha...I'll wait until next year 😊

  • @dionneclabaugh5124
    @dionneclabaugh51245 күн бұрын

    @@chad.littlefield Next year sounds perfect! Thanks Chad!

  • @natashafish16
    @natashafish168 күн бұрын

    Just ordered! Can't wait to use these!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Woohoo!! Love it. While you are waiting for them to arrive, I suspect you'll love this video with 5+ clever ideas to put them to use: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHur1sOSesurgqQ.html 😊

  • @wendi3038
    @wendi30388 күн бұрын

    Thanks for providing these great resources! I am hosting a church group but I am short on time to be able to print out your cards with the photos, so I'm going to adapt the activity to have everyone choose a photo in their phone pictures album and share with a partner the experience behind how it came about, what they were doing, etcetera. After they exchange stories about their photos, they can take a selfie together!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Perfect! If you ever need a deck in a pinch, Amazon can usually get you a deck within 24 hours depending on where you are at 👍👍 amzn.to/2Jkssgp

  • @wendi3038
    @wendi3038Күн бұрын

    @@chad.littlefield Awesome! Thank you!

  • @wendi3038
    @wendi30388 күн бұрын

    Thanks for your tips Chad! I plan on using the snowball activity in a different way, as I am leading it for a church group. I am doing this in the beginning of the event and having them write down something nice, encouraging, and uplifting on their papers. Or having them write something that they would want to hear someone say to them! I will have them toss it to each other but we wont be opening it up until the end of the night! That gives them something to look forward to and something heartwarming to go home with :)

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Perfect!! Thanks for taking a moment to share. Love hearing how folks go from "video to real life" with these exercises and strategies! 👍👍

  • @EithneStaunton
    @EithneStaunton8 күн бұрын

    Thanks, Chad - do you post them to the UK, or are they on Amazon UK?

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    They'll be on Amazon UK by the end of the year hopefully, but we ship globally from our site here as well: weand.me/product/we-connect-sticker-name-tags and because you dropped a comment here, feel welcome to use the code "flyforfree" on checkout to save on shipping 👍👍

  • @EithneStaunton
    @EithneStaunton6 күн бұрын

    @@chad.littlefield Thanks a million! I placed an order with some extra supplies, which will be used at a conference I am supporting in September!! 🥰

  • @EithneStaunton
    @EithneStaunton6 күн бұрын

    @@chad.littlefield Thanks a million!! An order has been placed with some extra supplies 👍🥰

  • @marizaramirez9591
    @marizaramirez95918 күн бұрын

    I love it! I'm sure you can come up with a great way to use the same concept in a virtual world. I would love to see what you come up with. I no longer have to make my audience sit and wait for all 200+ employees to join our monthly meeting. Thanks, and keep the ideas coming!

  • @ekaterinasergeyeva453
    @ekaterinasergeyeva4538 күн бұрын

    Great idea with intros before the names!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    The tiniest shift of putting "connection before content" 😊

  • @TesfayG-jk4ue
    @TesfayG-jk4ue5 күн бұрын

    I want the nsmetags by file

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    @@TesfayG-jk4ue mmm! Yes, we are working on a free, printable version and a more robust printable version with different sizes, formats, and printing options for full event customization 👍👍

  • @christyrockwell6699
    @christyrockwell66998 күн бұрын

    Love this. Thank you

  • @LeslivanMilligen
    @LeslivanMilligen8 күн бұрын

    These are amazing! It actually allows the facilitator to see to last minute details that often come up while the group is already engaging with each other.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Totally gives the facilitator additional data and information to make cross-connection easier as well 🙂

  • @rochard1
    @rochard18 күн бұрын

    This is the way.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Haha! Yes 🙌

  • @teresagendron8800
    @teresagendron88008 күн бұрын

    just ordered them. Love your content. You have the best ideas.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Sending the love back atcha! Thanks, Teresa! And lovely to connect with you here.

  • @imilly
    @imilly9 күн бұрын

    I miss my cat that died in November from intestinal adenocarcinoma. He was such a good friend. One of the few beings that I felt I had a deeply trusting relationship with, whether it was real or just my perception. After multiple surgeries, he decided it was time to go. I still feel lonely without him at times. Great question!

  • @imilly
    @imilly9 күн бұрын

    Man, I love this. I am grateful that I subscribed to you years ago when I bought the We! box on Amazon. Would love to be a part of one of these on day. I bet I'd absorb a lot more being in the action with you there!

  • @BrightStarzMT
    @BrightStarzMT9 күн бұрын

    This is great! A simple way tp share without awkward discussion... it's right there on your/their chest!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield7 күн бұрын

    Yup! Save yourself (and the other person) 10 minutes of idle chat before getting into a great chat!

  • @OutdoorGoyo
    @OutdoorGoyo9 күн бұрын

    Niiiice

  • @joymobevents
    @joymobevents9 күн бұрын

    Pretty cool idea, Chad!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @silvioberlfein5194
    @silvioberlfein51949 күн бұрын

    Love this.. keep it up.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    👍👍

  • @ginila155
    @ginila1559 күн бұрын

    Another Brilliant twist on the mundane and boring habits we've created over the years. Well done Chad!👋

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Just a subtle shift that can make a bigggggg difference!

  • @sheilabrobinson
    @sheilabrobinson9 күн бұрын

    Three of my favorite question starters are: "What if...?"; "How might we...?"; and "Why can't we...?"

  • @mandybiddle4675
    @mandybiddle46759 күн бұрын

    Ohhhh, I love these!!!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield8 күн бұрын

    Glad they are so lovable :-) That is definitely what I was shooting for 🙂

  • @elizabethphillips1694
    @elizabethphillips16949 күн бұрын

    Fantastic - Chad, you did just what you said you would do !! cant' wait to order --heading to Amazon -like right now!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Hey hey!! :-) So fun to come full circle here!

  • @RobinMuretisch
    @RobinMuretisch9 күн бұрын

    So cool! I see three colors. How many different prompts are on the name tags?

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    There are 6 different prompts. And more info and activity ideas here as well: weand.me/nametags-activities-resource

  • @rodlee2717
    @rodlee27179 күн бұрын

    Great idea Chad! Let's connect soon.

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield5 күн бұрын

    Hey Rod!!! I'd love that :-)

  • @vbrekk
    @vbrekk9 күн бұрын

    Love this idea 💡 👏🏽

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield9 күн бұрын

    Simple but powerful "edit" to the normal flow of connection and conversation in an event context!

  • @kelseybratcher2789
    @kelseybratcher27899 күн бұрын

    So cool! Loving all your creative content to improve connections and build community. Thank you for the inspiration and tools to do this!

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield9 күн бұрын

    Thank YOU! :-)

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield9 күн бұрын

    Hit 👍 on this video if you love the concept. And pickup a pack of We! Connect Sticker Nametags here: amzn.to/3K6ipYq

  • @MarcCzarneckiWebTechCzar
    @MarcCzarneckiWebTechCzar9 күн бұрын

    I just ordered. TY @chad.littlefield

  • @BruceAHayes
    @BruceAHayes5 күн бұрын

    Mine should arrive today! 🎉

  • @summerof6949
    @summerof69499 күн бұрын

    love love love

  • @chad.littlefield
    @chad.littlefield9 күн бұрын

    I was shocked to learn that something like this didn't already exist in a simple, easy-to-buy way! Psyched to disrupt a couple million hours of small talk with these! :-)

  • @sockies1
    @sockies19 күн бұрын

    Cool ❤