Teams meet at regular intervals to decide what to do to achieve objectives, and to set constraints on how and when things will be done.

A governance meeting is usually:

facilitated
prepared in advance
​timeboxed for a duration of 90-120 minutes
scheduled every 2-4 weeks

A typical governance meeting includes:

opening: check in with each other and attune to the objective of the meeting
administrative matters
check for consent to the last meeting’s minutes
agree on a date for the next meeting
check for any last-minute agenda items and for consent to the agenda
agenda items
​meeting evaluation: reflect on your interactions, celebrate successes and share suggestions for improvement
closing: check in with each other before you leave the meeting

Typical agenda items include:

any short reports
evaluation of existing agreements due review
selecting people to roles
new drivers requiring decisions to be made, including:
​forming proposals​
​making agreements​
​designing domains and deciding how to account for them (e.g. new roles, circles, teams or open domains)