Joining the Circles in Time Programme
Costing details, programme schedule info and what you need to do next.
Thank you for your interest in joining The Circles in Time Programme!
It is great to see such diverse and wide-ranging interest in the topic. You’ll be joining participants from all parts of the planet, connected by a shared interest in behavio(u)ral science, self-development and the empowering potential of digital technologies.
Below you can find info on the following:
Programme Costing
Programme Schedule
Great! What Next?
Programme Costing:
I intend to avoid third-party funding avenues, sponsorship, investment and advertising, in developing and growing the Circles in Time programme. My experience is that involving additional stakeholders can shift the incentives, confuse the priorities and slow down progress. I'd like to avoid this as much as possible. The simpler, clearer and more focused the objectives the better. Success should be measured by the impact the programme has on people's lives, not returning investment through high margins or how neatly it aligns with a particular brand's commercial positioning.
With that said, to dedicate my attention towards building and facilitating the programme and paying for the software services required to bring it to life, my view is that it is reasonable to expect the participants to assist in covering the costs if they can.
8 Week Programme Price:* 140$ (USSD)
*I'm aware, given COVID and the economic climate that some of the interested participants may not be able to cover the cost at this time. I'd hate for finances to be the reason why you can't participate. If this isn't something you can afford right now, please email me directly (david.r.perrott@gmail.com), and we can make a plan. I am also committed to refunding anyone who needs to pull out of the programme early or doesn't find it worth the value.
Post-programme Community Invitation
At the end of the 8-week programme, participants will be invited to access an online community space which includes participants from the previous CiT pilot programmes and hopefully many others in the future, as the programme grows. The online community space is set up to facilitate ongoing discussion and social learning on topics relating to self-applied behavioural science, personal system design, habit-formation, self-tracking and self-experimentation. The group gets access to monthly online check-ins, webinars with guest speakers, content and digital tools.
Community access (monthly subscription)*: 8$ (USSD)
*You only need to decide on whether to join the online community space at the end 8-week programme.
Programme Schedule
Given the wide-ranging geographic locations of interested participants, two workshop session slots will be set up to accommodate the time differences. The workshop session duration will vary between 2 and 3 hours.
Workshop Time Slot A: Wednesday's at 3 pm (GMT)
Workshop Time Slot B: Saturday's at 6 am (GMT)
A survey will be sent out closer to the June kick-off, for participants to self-select which time slot suits them best. If necessary, I am also happy for participants to jump between time slots in the case there are unavoidable clashes.
Schedule Details:
Week 1: Understanding the Challenge
The Potential of Self-applied Behavioural Science & Current Limitations
Content Release: Monday 01 June at 1 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot A: Wednesday 03 June at 3 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot B: Saturday 06 June at 6 am (GMT)
Week 2: A Path to Self-Applied Behavioural Science
Setting up Circular Systems: An Approach to Implementation
Content Release: Monday 08 June at 1 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot A: Wednesday 10 June at 3 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot B: Saturday 13 June at 6 am (GMT)
Week 3: Building a Behavioural Scaffolding
Understanding the Context & Self-Deploying Interventions
Content Release: Monday 15 June at 1 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot A: Wednesday 17 June at 3 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot B: Saturday 20 June at 6 am (GMT)
Week 4: Self-Experimentation
Getting Serious about Self-experimentation and How to Use It
Content Release: Monday 22 June at 1 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot A: Wednesday 24 June at 3 pm (GMT)
Workshop Slot B: Saturday 27 June at 6 am (GMT)
Followed by four weekly check-ins with two timeslots per week. (starting the week of the 29th June 2020)
Great! What's Next?
Step One:
If for some reason you haven't signed up yet, please do so by adding your email here:
Step Two:
Please make your programme payment for 140 $ (USSD)
Payment via PayPal: paypal.me/DavidPerrottPtyLtd
If you are unable to access PayPal, please contact me directly, and I will provide alternative payment mechanisms. If you require an invoice, please just add that as a PayPal note when making your payment.
Step Three:
I will send out a survey during the week of the 25th May for you to select the preferred workshop time slots. In the meantime, please give this some thought. As mentioned, I am happy to accommodate participants moving between the two timeslots if necessary.
Step Four:
Explore these resources in the build-up to the programme:
Three Academic Papers Worth Reviewing:
Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control
~ Angela Duckworth, et al. (2019)Nudging & Boosting: Steering or Empowering Good Decisions
~ Ralph Hertwig, et al. (2017)Self-nudging & the Citizen Choice Architect
~ Samuli Reijula, et al. (2020)
Eight Books worth Reading:
Think Small ~ Owain Service & Rory Gallagher
How to Have a Good Day ~ Caroline Webb
Indistractable ~ Nir Eyal
Good Habits, Bad Habits ~ Wendy Wood
Tiny Habits ~ BJ Fogg
Behave ~ Robert Sapolsky
Thinking in Systems ~ Donella Meadows
Spiritual Design ~ Steven Wendel
Nine Digital Tools worth Exploring:
I'm incredibly excited to see all of you so soon. Until then, feel free to reach out if you have any questions and please invite others who you think may be interested in joining. We still have a few spots left.
Take care,
David
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