Informing
Living-labs
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Supporting action Involving Dialogue Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION Living Labs is a method aimed at active involvement of citizens in processes – mainly long-term ones. Its advantage is that it allows for formalizing the framework of cooperation, inviting (and also maintaining in the process) key groups of stakeholders, and […]
Walk and talk/Exploratory walk
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Supporting the action Reflection and feedback Involving Dialogue DESCRIPTION An exploratory walk is a field observation method done by a small group. This is a flexible tool that brings people to explore and observe water management spaces and areas. Depending on the materials provided to participants (observation sheets, base […]
Flash/ Flash Light
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Supporting the action Supporting the action Involving DESCRIPTION In a flash light, the participants may briefly reflect their current assessment of the situation or their current mood, what moves them right now or since the last meeting, or what expectations they bring with them. Also, if a meeting “hangs” […]
Line-Up
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Supporting the action Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION Line-up or sociographic location serves to spatially visualize group constellations on a specific issue. The method is often used at the beginning of a workshop or seminar to loosen up and to introduce the topic with appropriate questions. WATER/ AGRICULTURE EXAMPLE Could be used […]
Question techniques
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Supporting the action Involving Dialogue Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION Question techniques to guide and structure the discussion process. There are different types of questions: Open questions. The most effective open questions are usually the W-questions: Who? When? How? Which ones? What? Where? By what? Open questions ensure the receipt […]
A world cafe
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting Deciding together Dialogue Involving Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION A world café event can enable people to participate through speaking or simply listening or both. The linked conversations from several small groups helps to identify common themes and bring about new insights. WATER AGRICULTURE When there are 3 or 5 most important […]
Local Solutions
ACTIVITY TYPE Informing Consulting DESCRIPTION This is a group exercise to investigate local solutions to a problem, list and explain the strengths and weaknesses, and investigate how development workers or other partners could support the solution. It provides a basis for building on or adapting local skills and technology. It assumes that a key problem […]