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Next-Person Receipt

Turn a learning point into a sentence for a real next practitioner, then check whether a future recipient can act on it.

People
2–4
Base procedure time
5 minutes
Recording
Individual record

Purpose: Reflect and learn.

English guide

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How this method works

A reflection method for turning learning that can be passed to the next occasion into a sentence addressed to someone. Participants write what they learned on a handover form naming a real next practitioner and use date. Another participant reads as the future recipient and marks the first verb they can act on. If the verb, object, or use date is unclear, return only that field for completion. The result is forms that explain who will use the learning and when. Do not run it for one-off occasions, where confidential information cannot be shared, or where reducing a safety procedure to one sentence would be dangerous. Reread the output at the end and confirm who will handle it next and where it will be kept.

Phase schedule

Minutes are cumulative from the start of the base plan, not a live timer. Read scaling for any additional time. Phase controls do not advance automatically.

  1. Choose the recipient0–1 minutes from the start (1 minute)

    Action: Choose. Participation: Everyone or small groups.

    Individual record

  2. Pass one sentence1–3 minutes from the start (2 minutes)

    Action: Prepare. Participation: Everyone or small groups.

    Individual record

  3. Return a receipt mark3–5 minutes from the start (2 minutes)

    Action: Read. Participation: Everyone or small groups.

    Individual record

Facilitation steps

  1. For 1 minute, write a real next practitioner and use date on the handover form to address it.
  2. For 2 minutes, turn the learning into one sentence with a clear verb and object and pass it to the person playing the recipient.
  3. For 2 minutes, the recipient marks the first actionable verb and returns only one unclear item.
  4. Before the end, the writer collects the receipt-marked form and puts it in the storage location for delivery to its real recipient.

If something changes

If

After 2 minutes, at least one form has a blank verb, object, or use date.

Then

Circle the blank and return it to the writer, who completes just one item in the remaining time.

Preparation

Materials

  • One handover form per person with 4 fields: recipient, use date, sentence, and receipt mark
  • One fine-tip pen per person

Room and setup

  • Clear one tabletop where 2–4 people can exchange their forms
  • Place the activity’s outputs where people can refer to them

Adjust for people and time

With 2 people, exchange forms with each other. With 3–4, everyone passes their form to the person on their right at the same time. With 5 or more, do not extend one group’s time; split into groups of 2–4 and run them simultaneously. Do not merge forms across a group; deliver them individually to the real named recipients. Store forms by recipient.

Safety and non-applicable situations

Do not run the method where confidential information cannot be shared or shortening a safety procedure to one sentence would be dangerous. Use real recipients and use dates, return only unclear fields, and preserve individual delivery and recipient-specific storage.

Historical translation and source notes

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  • The final collection and storage step is untimed and must occur before the end of the stated 5-minute total. The source does not allocate extra minutes; this draft does not add them.

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