Subject expertise
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 […]
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 […]
5 x Why?
ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting Deciding together DESCRIPTION The purpose of the stand-up is first and foremost to provide a quick guidance. With the 5x Why questions, a problem is to be understood in depth and not just scratched on the surface. The principle is very simple: you ask, for example, like a toddler, “Why” over and […]
Six thinking hats
ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting Deciding together Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION This tool enables groups to look at a decision from several points of view. It was created by Edward de Bono in his book Six Thinking Hats and is an important and powerful technique. The tool is used to look at decisions from a number of important perspectives. […]
Lotusflower/Lotusblossom Technique
ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting Deciding together DESCRIPTION The Lotus Blossom technique adds focus and power to classic brainstorming. Once mastered, the technique helps you create more and higher quality ideas for products and services, find innovative ways of improving your project and helps you solve a variety of problems you frequently encounter. The Lotus Blossom technique […]
Walt Disney
ACTIVITY TYPE Consulting Deciding together DESCRIPTION On the basis of a role play, several people look at and discuss a situation from three different perspectives (roles). The Walt-Disney-Method method looks for the solidarity between creativity and feasibility. Goals and visions are transferred into a form that is suitable for practical application. The method serves to […]
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 […]
High five – desire for the future
ACTIVITY TYPE Reflection and feedback DESCRIPTION The facilitator shares a story or example of what could be a desire for the future concerning a change in a project or a situation. The example is intended to inspire others to think about the future. After this, participants are invited to take a moment to think about […]