Setting Ground Rules and Feedback Sessions
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The document outlines guidelines for communication and consensus-building during training sessions, emphasizing the importance of respectful dialogue and shared understanding among participants. It also discusses the significance of recaps and debriefs for reflection and feedback in order to improve training experiences. All materials are available under a Creative Commons license, encouraging remixing and sharing.
Setting Ground Rules and Feedback Sessions
- 1. Setting Ground Rules and Feedback Sessions WITNESS invites you to use, remix and share this curriculum. All materials are under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 License. You can also find more video advocacy training materials at www.witness.org.
- 2. Red Light Green Light Goal: Create a shared agreement on how we would like to communicate during the training. 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 3. Large Group Exercise Materials : 2 flipcharts or a whiteboard 1 st section: red marker “ attitudes and behaviors that HINDER” 2 nd section: green marker “ attitudes and behaviors that HELP” Time: 10 minutes to list / 15 minute discussion 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 4. Building Consensus Consensus indicates to us that the group is willing to find connections and move forward together . It helps to reach a common understanding of ideas and enables us to work in a collaborative, creative and respectful environment. 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 5. What is Consensus? Consensus is a process of thinking through particular ideas or issues and reaching a point when a group is able to make appropriate decisions and plans. It provides an opportunity to develop commitment by all parties involved through quality dialogue and forming a group connection. 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 6. Consensus is not… A total agreement on all ideas or issues A win for some and a loss for others Settling for the lowest common denominator or meaningless ideas A method of persuasion and selling ideas 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 7. To Build Consensus… Everyone involved must be willing to form a consensus There should be a purpose for the formation of a consensus or a question to consider Everyone must be included in the dialogue (i.e., participants, facilitators, group organizers, resource persons) All ideas must be respected and heard Requires suspending judgement and assumptions in order to create room for new ideas to emerge 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 8. Recaps & Debriefs Goal: Learn about the rationale and methodology for daily recaps and debriefings 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 9. What is a recap? A summary of the previous day’s learning Brief To-the-point Creative and memorable…. BUT, but, but…. No longer than 10 minutes! 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 10. Why Debrief? A process of guided reflection after a learning activity Allows participants to express their thoughts and feelings about content A means of gathering “live” feedback Provides the facilitator with insight into how to improve the activity the next time Creates a positive environment 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 11. What about Feedback? What are the best practices for giving and receiving feedback? 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 12. On Feedback… Listen & be listened to Be objective & base your feedback on observed facts Make it descriptive & not interpretative Be specific, use concrete & depersonalized examples Make your feedback prompt & respectful Take it easy – don’t overload & keep it simple Ask the person to paraphrase it back to me Be constructive Get feedback on your feedback 11/29/11 WITNESS.org
- 13. Setting Ground Rules and Feedback Sessions WITNESS invites you to use, remix and share this curriculum. All materials are under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 License. You can also find more video advocacy training materials at www.witness.org.
Editor's Notes
- #8: Adapted from Source: Standield, R. Brian (2002), The Workshop Book: From Individual Creativity to Group Action: New Society Publishers, British Columbia, Canada, p. 155 - 156
- #12: Another key element to effective group dynamics that you can introduce to participants is how to give and receive feedback . Developing these skills will aid interactions among group members, particularly when learning/working in a team to produce advocacy video about sensitive human rights issues.