Pop-up discussions are back! 😄
What is a pop-up discussion?
It is a small discussion on a light-hearted topic, it lasts 30 minutes each. The aim of such a discussion is to engage the participants and provide a space for everyone to spend some time discussing the topic at hand.
Who can host one?
Any listener/member who has access to the ‘start a discussion' button & room supporters. You need to have one of the following roles to get the start discussion button access.
- Room Supporter (room supporters can't see the button so they need to ask a mod to set the banner for them, please remember to ask them to set it for 30 mins and add the word "pop-up" to the banner)
- Discussion Leader (Anyone who is a part of the discussions team on 7 Cups, please follow the same instructions as room supporter)
- Peer Support
- Group Mod
- Chatroom Mentor
- Teen Star
- Teen Chatroom Mentor
- Support Session Leader
If you don't yet meet the criteria, do not worry!
Anyone can start hosting right now and can apply for the roles in future when they feel more comfortable. You can ask the Community Mod on duty to help you out.
You can apply to be �peer support here! And group mod here! These two roles are the stepping stone for other listed roles. �
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How can you host one?
All the details are provided in this document: Popup Guide/Script/Form - Google Forms
In order to receive the badge/cheers through pop-up discussions, you must follow the following guidelines. These set of rules help us ensure good quality and allow us to track your work appropriately. �
☆ �ALL pop-up discussions must have ‘Pop-up� in the banner and the banner should be set exactly for 30 minutes. If your discussion does not have these two things, it won�t be counted. �
☆ �Please welcome all participants and repeat questions when a few more people join in
☆ �Use your listening skills to reflect, validate, and empathize with the participants. �
☆ �The pop-ups have 6 questions each, don�t rush the discussion. It is okay to miss a question if the time is limited. �
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If you wish to learn about popups by doing - here is a Growth Path that can help
https://www.7cups.com/path/playlist/popup-puffy credits: @Fristo
Adult
Room for member pop-up discussion - Special Events
Room for listener pop-up discussion - Listener Community Room
Or any room that you are allowed to host in (as a RS or CRM)
Teen
Room for member pop-up discussion - Teen Community Room
Room for Listener pop-up discussion - Friendship Room
Or any other room that you are allowed to host in (as RS or CRM)
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Special events and friendship rooms are popup rooms that need to be opened by a doorkeeper (you can usually find one in the listener support room or the teen listener room) if no doorkeeper is available then please contact the mod on shift. �
If you are a Room Supporter or a Mod for a specific room, you can host the popup discussion in that room as well.
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Why should you host pop-ups?
☆ They are super fun and convenient! You can host one without planning them in advance and you are not expected to do these weekly. Have an extra 30 mins today? Host one
☆ �It can be a good way to get group support chats if you are working towards certain roles (like 20 group support chats among other requirements make you eligible to apply for sharing circle and discussion leaders team)
Each host is awarded 50 cheers per session and 100 cheers for a combo session. (A combo session is 45 mins long and combines a scripted and prompted topic together)
There is a badge to earn! Lead 3 pop-up discussions in a week and you become eligible for a pop-up ninja!
If you continue to cheer people up after earning Popup Ninja badge, you get to earn an Events Team badge as well.
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If you host pop-up discussions, please do remember to fill this form so you can get a badge and cheers (if eligible) �
Popup Guide/Script/Form - Google Forms�
Let's set an ambitious goal! Together we want to reach 80 � pop-up discussions (teens and adults combined) � by the end of September!
For any popup project related query, reach out to DonaldDraper
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room supporter role added & top note added - �Hope - 8/4/2020
Discussion leader role added to the list of leaders who can lead on 8/10/2020
September goal added on 9/3/2020 - Hope
New info and links added and contact person added 9/9/21 - DonaldDraper
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@Hope Love the idea 
That's great.
Looks like something I'd wanna do.
Thanks :)
@Hope why the Room Supporters are not allowed to lead popup discussions? I thought they were for a long time now.. just have to ask a mod (or community mod) to set the banner for them. Has this changed? Should I inform my Room Supporters that they are no longer allowed to lead popup discussions?
@vivelespatates
Hi vive, I have made the changes to reflect that room supporter can lead. Thank you for bringing it up!
@Hope thank you, I was worry, haha
@Hope While I am on board for adding more discussions to the community, don't you think this would decrease the participation in the weekly discussions that are currently held? Also this would be increasing the workload for mods and doorkeepers in having to monitor the rooms and ensuring that each room is safe for members and listeners alike. If possible could you prehaps implement a schedule for these pop-up discussions to be held so there isn't a clash with the weekly discussions?
@CheeryMango
Hi Mango! I hear you, our aim with this opportunity is to allow a broader group to host discussions. Mostly people with busy schedules who can't commit to weekly spots. It beats the purpose if we ask them to schedule pop-ups. As for the workload, community mods will be available to open/close rooms and can be reached out to for moderation assistance if needed. We will be closely monitoring how this trial goes and if we need to make any changes, we can! Thank you for providing your perspective.
@Hope I didn't mean an actual schedule but rather a designated time slot for those pop-ups to occur for example between 8am-10am, 10am-12pm etc. It's just so there is better control and we don't have multiple sessions running simultaneously ot create confusion. Thanks for hearing me out.
@Hope
This is so awesome, thank youuu!!! Can't wait to see them back and alive in rooms!
Are users who host discussions already allowed to do this or will priority go to wannabe discussion leaders?
@KaylaDances Don't worry. I just noticed it is listeners only. I saw the room supporter part before "listeners" Ignore what I said please.
@KaylaDances
That is an error, fixed! Member room supporters can host
@Hope Thank you for letting me know. So any listener can host but only member room supporters can host?
@KaylaDances
The roles listed are all listener roles excluding room supporter which is a member and listener role. A listener needs to be a room supporter or has one of the other roles to be able to host pop-ups
@KaylaDances room supporters -including members- can host but need to ask help of a mod or community room to set the banner because they can't set it themselves.
@KaylaDances
They can!
@Hope This sounds amazing especially considering that it would really increase the member participation in the Group Support Rooms. Love it!
@Hope please can you remind everyone that popups discussions can only take place when NO OTHER discussion or event is taking place on ANY room, including scheduled discussions and support sessions, community or subcommunity events, and sharing circles. it has always been very important rule to ensure enough participations in discussions -both planned and popups-, support sessions and events. thank you
@vivelespatates good point!
@vivelespatates
Well, I think this is going to have to change if that is the rule because it's going to become outdated.
@Hope
@EvelyneRose this rule is there because we have a low participation in the discussions and that many discussions or events at once kills our discussions, and we end up by waste our time and cancel them due to no participation. this rule needs to stay, and people need to do their popups when there is no other discussions, support sessions or events ongoing.
@vivelespatates
I understand what you are saying, but if the rule is no pop ups while other discussions or sharing circles are going on, that doesn't make sense with the direction the site is moving. It basically eliminates pop-ups entirely if the rule is kept.
@EvelyneRose so maybe there is just too many sharing circles. I also had to cancel my scheduled discussions because they decided to put a sharing circle at the exact same time that i was leading, and now i am no longer able to have members in my discussions...
@vivelespatates
I'm sorry to hear that Vive! Like I said, the rule is going to have to change because it's unsustainable going forward, evidenced by your own experience.
I do think there's merit in having more than one at once. I know there's concern about participation, but in my opinion, I like having options of whether I want to go to sharing circle or a discussion/support session/event.
@Hope
Great idea!
@Hope
Looking forward to pop up discussions.
@jaedae me too :)
@jaedae me too