A good education session does not convince anyone. It gives a leadership team a shared vocabulary and a list of what they still need to find out. This guide describes a 90-minute format that we use as a starting point.
Who this is for
Executives, HR and learning leaders, and anyone asked to prepare their team for a Bitcoin treasury discussion.
Before the session
- Collect questions in advance. Ask each participant for their two biggest questions, anonymously if needed. Group them into themes.
- Agree one objective that people can recognise at the end. For example: “Develop a shared vocabulary for our next internal discussion.”
- Choose the room. Include finance, legal, risk and a board-level sponsor where possible. Keep the group small enough for everyone to speak.
- Say what the session is not. It is not a decision meeting. Attending does not imply agreement with any proposal.
The 90-minute agenda
| Minutes | Segment | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | Why we are here | Frame the problem: what has happened to purchasing power and why leaders ask about alternatives |
| 10 to 30 | How it works | Explain the basics in plain language: supply, ownership, keys, transactions |
| 30 to 50 | The myths | Take the three most common concerns raised in advance and answer them with sources |
| 50 to 70 | What it means for us | Discuss, in small groups, what would have to be true for the company to consider this |
| 70 to 85 | Open questions | Answer what remains; list what cannot be answered in the room |
| 85 to 90 | Close | Record what became clearer, what is unresolved, what happens next |
During the session
- Ask participants what a concept would mean for their own role.
- Let people ask basic questions without embarrassment.
- Keep learning and deciding separate on the agenda.
- Cite sources when you give a fact, and say so when something is uncertain.
After the session
Send a one-page record within 48 hours with three lists: what became clearer, what remains unresolved, and what the team wants to do next. Assign each open question to a named owner. This note often becomes the brief for the next conversation, whether that is a deeper session or the start of a treasury policy.
Common mistakes
- Trying to cover everything in one session.
- Starting with price.
- Inviting only enthusiasts or only sceptics.
- Ending without owners.
Checklist
- Questions collected beforehand
- One clear objective
- Mixed group including finance and legal
- “Not a decision meeting” stated
- One-page record sent within 48 hours
