Try on a ‘Win Wall’

In the TCE studio, before each student leaves class, their exit ticket is placing a yellow sticky note on our collective studio WIN WALL. The instructions are to write either a success, gratitude, contribution or appreciation that can be attributed to that day’s class. Here are some real life examples, “I belted ‘Defying Gravity’ like a boss!” and “I’m grateful for believing that there is so much for me to do artistically.” Not only does this practice create community, encourage reflection, focus on growth and engender a spirit of both gratitude (receiving) and contribution (giving), but it is also an effective barometer for where our efforts are having an impact. For example, at the end of a session, we can look back on all our wins and piece together what efforts led to the wins. We ask, what was it exactly that I did that led to that success, how did that contribution lead to someone else’s success, what made us experience gratitude and what did we appreciate in others that might tell us more about how we like to work or the community we like to create in? The WIN WALL can reflect where to concentrate more of our efforts, who to surround ourselves with and what type of community we create best in. Or more simplistically, it just feels really good to look back on all the ways we’ve grown together and focus on the positive ways we show up for ourselves and our fellow creatives.