Tool 50 – Download here Aim of the tool To foster reflection, productivity and the collaborative capacity of a diverse group. When to use it? Convergence stage, when decisions need to be made about which ideas could work, but is also suitable in other stages. This tool is especially useful at times when the positive groupContinue reading “A Change of Scene”
Category Archives: Convergence
Socratic Dialogue
Tool 49 – Download here Aim of the tool Help a group gain a better understanding of something. When to use it? The convergence stage, when the focus is on creating a shared understanding.
Ritual Dissent
Tool 47 – Download here Aim of the tool To test and enhance proposals, stories or ideas by subjecting them to challenges or positive alternatives. When to use it? The Convergence stage of an MSP, when ideas and proposals of a group need to be tested and refined.
Citizen Jury
Tool 46 – Download here Aim of the tool Involve the public in a wider decision making process. When to use it? The convergence stage, when decisions need to be made about which ideas could work. They can also be used when co-creation with certain stakeholders is difficult.
Comparing Proposals
Tool 45 – Download here Aim of the tool To analyse an issue by looking at it from different stakeholders’ perspectives in order to support decision-making. When to use it? The convergence stage: when different perspectives on the MSPs issue are voiced and need to be compared.
Prioritising and Ranking
Tool 44 – Download here Aim of the tool This tool will help you to select the most promising ideas or options when many have been generated. When to use it? Convergence stage, when the range of different ideas and options needs to narrow down.
Prototyping
Tool 43 – Download here Aim of the tool Quickly and cheaply make ideas tangible so they can be tested and evaluated by others. When to use it? The convergence stage, when decisions need to be made about which ideas could work.
Silence
Tool 51 Aim of the tool: To change the group dynamics in order to obtain a better quality of listening and decision making. When to use it? In the Convergence stage, when decisions need to be made about what could work, and to refine what has been created. Also useful in earlier stages.
Card clustering
Tool 48 – Download here Aim of the tool To quickly generate and cluster ideas, synthesize ideas, encourage discussion and consensus. When to use it? The tool can be used in various stages of a MSP, but particularly in the Convergence stage. The tools is effective in groups that are diverse or have diverse opinions onContinue reading “Card clustering”