Lead a Study Group From Zero to Sustained
16 weeks · 5 milestones
This is the entry-level GOVERNANCE outcome — the first rung of community and civic leadership. Recruit at least 4 people to a voluntary study group with a shared goal, sustain it through natural attrition, delegate real responsibility to another member, and bring the group to its defined endpoint. You have no formal authority: anyone can leave at any time with zero consequence. Retention and engagement are the proof, because there is no other leverage keeping people there.
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Recruit a group with zero institutional leverage
2–3 weeks. Most of this time is in the asking and follow-up, not in writing the initial message. Expect more 'maybe' and silence than enthusiastic immediate yeses — persistence in following up with interested-but-noncommittal people is itself part of this skill.
Recruit at least 4 other people (5 total including you) to commit to a recurring study group around a specific shared goal — passing an exam, learning a skill, finishing a book with discussion. You have no formal authority to make anyone join. Define the goal and the commitment being asked (frequency, duration) before recruiting, not after people have already shown interest.
Proof required
Submit the recruitment message or post you used (the actual text, not a summary), and a list of the 4+ people who committed (first names or initials, with how you knew them — friend, online community, classmate, stranger). Write 200 words on what made people say yes versus what made people you asked say no — name at least one specific objection you heard and how you responded to it.
What gets checked
- The recruitment message clearly states the goal and commitment level upfront — not a vague 'who wants to study together sometime' that leaves the actual ask undefined
- At least one of the 4+ recruits is someone the organizer did NOT already know well — recruiting only close friends who'd join anything you ask is a different and easier skill than recruiting people who need to be genuinely convinced
- The objection-and-response account is specific and real — names an actual reason someone hesitated or declined, not a generic 'everyone was busy'
Run the first session and set the format
Sustain the group through the first attrition
Hand off a piece of the leadership
Reach a defined endpoint with the group intact
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