A&D: What if a circle is chronically too busy to deal with all the items on the backlog?

Address this issue – ironically, this will be another item on your backlog! Yet, what you might decide to do is:

  • weed out the backlog (delete items that are of less importance)
  • form helping circles to address some of the items
  • extend your meeting time or make more frequent meetings
  • form a sub-circle for part of your domain

For more information, check out our handbook Many Voices One Song chapter 5