The toolkit

Thirteen short tools, each one a word you can remember under pressure. Use Quiz me to hide the letters and test yourself, then tap a line to reveal it.

ADOPT

Turn an idea into something the public will actually use.

  1. AAgree on the problem
  2. DDiverge wide
  3. OOne path
  4. PPrototype small
  5. TTry, test, tune

From The ADOPT Model

TRUST

The five rules every team agrees to before it builds anything.

  1. TTell it early
  2. RRank the idea, not the person
  3. UUnfinished is allowed
  4. SSay it in the room
  5. TTake the task

From The ADOPT Model

PROOF

Write down what winning looks like before you start.

  1. PProblem number (the baseline)
  2. RResult number (the win)
  3. OObserver from outside the team
  4. OOn this date
  5. FFail line

From The ADOPT Model

LESS

A simplicity filter for anything you are about to build.

  1. LLose a step
  2. EExplain it in one breath
  3. SStranger-proof
  4. SSmall enough to carry

From The ADOPT Model

HUDDLE

The shape of every TJP meeting, from a 10-minute check-in to a half-day review.

  1. HHook: name the stake
  2. UUpdate: everyone starts from the same facts
  3. DDig in: work the questions that matter
  4. DDecide, or send it up the ladder
  5. LLog it: who, what, by when
  6. EExit on time

From The Meeting Rhythm

CREW

Four rotating roles that keep a meeting honest.

  1. CClock keeps time
  2. RRecorder writes decisions down
  3. EEqualizer brings in the quiet voice
  4. WWayfinder facilitates

From The Meeting Rhythm

SNAP

What to do when count or a lockdown cuts a meeting short.

  1. SStop and follow staff direction
  2. NNote where we are
  3. AAssign the carry
  4. PPick up next time

From The Meeting Rhythm

HEALING

The seven stages of the Personal Narrative.

  1. HHarbor: safety first
  2. EEarly roots
  3. AAccount: the harm, told plainly
  4. LLives touched
  5. II owe
  6. NNew evidence
  7. GGift without strings

From The Personal Narrative

FACT

The four parts of an Offering to a person who was harmed.

  1. FFull acknowledgment
  2. AAwareness of impact
  3. CChange, with evidence
  4. TTerms: none

From The Personal Narrative

PATHS

Five questions for finding the best place to prevent a harm.

  1. PPrevention level
  2. AAge and stage
  3. TTurning point
  4. HHarm-allowing culture
  5. SSystem lever

From Forks in the Road

CLEAN

The outreach rules that keep TJP trustworthy.

  1. CChannels are approved
  2. LLeaders do the asking
  3. EEvery gift is logged
  4. AAccess is never for sale
  5. NNo promises we cannot keep

From The Partner Prospectus

RELAY

How one cohort hands what it learned to the next.

  1. RRecord what happened
  2. EExplain what wobbled
  3. LList the one change
  4. AAssign an owner
  5. YYield the baton

From The Cohort Rotation Plan