![woman standing in the middle of the room holding up an index card, speaking to people in small groups](https://sites.evergreen.edu/bigbets/wp-content/uploads/sites/529/2019/12/IMG_0848-300x225.jpg)
Julia Metzker, facilitator
![piece of white paper with "agenda" written on it with the following items: 1) introduction & situation 2) idea generation in small groups 3)wrap up, next steps](https://sites.evergreen.edu/bigbets/wp-content/uploads/sites/529/2019/12/IMG_0843-e1575504598730-225x300.jpg)
Agenda for the Blue Sky Conversations
![piece of white paper with the words "How confident are you in our ability to realize these big bets?" at the top and a 1-5 scale at the bottom with faces representing different numbers from scared to happy](https://sites.evergreen.edu/bigbets/wp-content/uploads/sites/529/2019/12/IMG_0844-300x225.jpg)
Confidence scale used for dot voting
![two sheets of paper, one on the left that says "No Action" with things that would happen if no action were taken, and one on the right that says "Big Bets" with a list of big ideas for the future of the College](https://sites.evergreen.edu/bigbets/wp-content/uploads/sites/529/2019/12/IMG_0850-300x225.jpg)
Example ideas generated in small groups
![a sheet of paper that says "No Action" at the top with only one thing written below: "Bad things could happen!"](https://sites.evergreen.edu/bigbets/wp-content/uploads/sites/529/2019/12/IMG_0855-e1575504653913-225x300.jpg)
A concise summary of “No Action”
Julia Metzker, facilitator
Agenda for the Blue Sky Conversations
Confidence scale used for dot voting
Example ideas generated in small groups
A concise summary of “No Action”
Bring your best ideas to one of the four following “Blue Sky” conversations hosted by the Learning and Teaching Commons during week 9 of fall quarter:
Photo by Kumiko SHIMIZU on Unsplash
What is a BIG bet?
BIG bets have the promise to attract hundreds of students not currently choosing Evergreen; offer opportunities for new revenue streams; and align with future demographic and market trends. BIG bets transcend the scale of new Evergreen academic programs.
What new structures could we create? What new pedagogical approaches should we consider? What exciting new academic areas/fields or combinations of fields could we offer? What new groups of students should we aim to serve?
Take your big idea and make it bigger!
*There will be a second round of Blue Sky Conversations in Winter Quarter, so stay tuned!