Week 1 Pre-Work

Welcome to Week 1 of the IHI Writing Workshop! (You can almost feel the excitement, can't you?)

Each week, you'll have between 30-90 minutes of asynchronous work to do for the class. We know what some of you might be thinking ... 90 minutes?! Seriously? Do you think I'm made of time? We realize that's asking a lot, but becoming a better writer takes time and effort. And like anything, you'll get out what you put into this.

Let's get down to business. For Week 1, we're going to take it easy on you in terms of pre-work. We're asking you to do three things before Thursday's class:

1. Write (and email to Mike Briddon) one word that best describes how you feel about writing. (Please do this one by 10 AM on Thursday.) 
2. Read Don Berwick’s and Jim Reinertsen’s emails on writing advice.
3. Start thinking about your project for the workshop (the piece of writing you’ll develop over the course of the 4 sessions) – it can be anything: a blog, a letter to a parent, a note to a loved one, a movie/TV/restaurant review, anything.