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Thinking About Growth |
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Group Facilitation Guidelines |
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If you decide to discuss the questionnaire results in a group setting involving people with substantially different views on the growth issue, there are a number of steps which can be taken to reduce the risk of counter-productive confrontations. First, there needs to be a clear set of ground rules that prohibit participants from making personal. Everyone should be asked to state their views in a positive way rather than attacking the views presented by others. A facilitation process with newsprint flip charts is often helpful, as it simultaneously records ideas for everyone’s benefit, and keeps attention focused on the newsprint, not on “the enemy.” By recording all views, it helps avoid destructive arguments over whose views are correct. (There should be no expectation that people will change their positions during the course of the meeting.) It is hoped, however, that the thoughtful introspection which this process is designed to encourage will, over time, lead to people to make subtle changes and improvements in the way that they think about growth issues. spacer |
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Burgess
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