Learning Lab Meta Kit Dashboard
This dashboard is your shared home base for using the Learning Lab Meta Kit with intention. Whether you’re playing, facilitating a group, or teaching at the table, the resources here are designed to support clear thinking, steady decision-making, and learning through play.
Choose the path that best matches how you’re using the kit right now. You can move between sections at any time. There’s no right order—and no need to use everything. Start where it helps
Players
Explore tools that support clearer thinking while you play. These resources help you reflect on decisions, notice patterns, and build confidence through process—without correction or pressure.
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Find guidance for holding space, asking better questions, and supporting group learning without taking over the table. These resources help learning emerge naturally through play.
Read MoreShared Information
This section brings together the shared language, orientation, and context behind the Learning Lab Meta Kit. These resources are designed for players, facilitators, and instructors alike—anyone using the kit to support clearer thinking at the table.
You don’t need to read everything, and nothing here must be used in order. Start with what matches your current need. Return to other sections as questions arise. The goal is not mastery—it’s steadier thinking, better decisions, and confidence that grows through use.
Introduction
An overview of the Learning Lab approach and the philosophy behind the Meta Kit.
Start here if you’re new to the system or want to understand the intent behind the questions.
Core Deck Category Overview
A clear explanation of what each Core Deck category is for—and what it is not for.
Helpful when you’re unsure which kind of question fits the moment.
Using the Core Deck Two Ways
An explanation of player-led use and facilitated use, and when each works best.
Helpful when you’re deciding how to use the deck with a group or independently.
Using Fewer Cards on Purpose
Why less intervention often leads to clearer thinking and better outcomes.
Helpful when you’re tempted to overuse the deck or explain too much.
What to Do When a Card Doesn’t Apply
Reassurance and guidance for moments when a question doesn’t fit.
Helpful when a card feels off—or nothing seems to land.
When Thinking Needs a Reset
Meta Cards are interrupt tools.
Helpful when players feel pressure, confusion, emotional friction, or cognitive overload.
Customizing the Experience with Specialty Labs
Specialty Labs are focused collections of prompts designed to support specific moments of play, learning needs, and facilitation goals.
Helpful when you want to tailor the Meta Kit to your players, your format, or the challenges showing up at the table.
Stating Rules Calmly and Confidently
Clear, neutral guidance for stating rules during live play without debate, defensiveness, or personal authority.
Helpful when a ruling is needed mid-game, tension is rising, or clarity matters more than explanation.
Running a Debrief
Ways to reflect after play without correcting, evaluating, or replaying mistakes.
Helpful when closing a session, lesson, or practice game.
Adapting to Different Group Sizes
Suggestions for using the Meta Kit with pairs, small groups, or full tables.
Helpful when facilitating lessons, workshops, or group play.
Using Meta Challenges
Constraint-based prompts designed to support ongoing awareness and integration.
Helpful when you want to exercise a specific skill or strategy.
Accessing Helpful Wiki Articles & Glossary
Optional depth, shared definitions, and expanded explanations aligned with the Meta Kit.
Helpful when you want clarity on terms, concepts, or need rule-related context.
You don’t need to use everything here to use the Learning Lab Meta Kit well. Insight often comes from one good question, one quiet pause, or one clearer decision—not from doing more.
Return to these resources when something feels unclear, heavy, or worth reflecting on. Otherwise, let the game move on. The thinking you’re building doesn’t live on this dashboard—it shows up at the table.
