Let’s jump in!
5mins (Jon) Theater of the Oppressed activity, end in pairs.
-expert
-quicksand
-alligators
10 mins (Julia) In pairs “why did you come today? why is important to equalize participation”?
(Julia) popcorn report back
10 mins (Jon) Guidelines (100% Responsibility / Move Up Move Back / Try on / Ok to Disagree, not to shame blame and attack) , Agenda overview, our approach
10 mins (Julia) 2 part Guided meditation – think on a time recently when your participation was stymied. THEN think on a time when you felt your fullest participant
[what is participation? different forms? what does equal participation look like, sound like, feel like? what are the themes/categories of things that we as facilitators, planners might want to think about?]
10 mins – go around (Jon scribes)
What are the themes of barriers/influences on participation
1 Structure and Process – activities, having an agenda, facilitation
2 Loud Voices
3 Soft Voices
4 Power Dynamics – cultural norms, assumed roles
5 […There might have been one more that the group identified but I can’t remember]
*Facilitator Note: We were surprised that this didn’t come out of the brainstorm: Learning Styles – Visual, Auditory, Reading, Kinesthetic, Deductive (learn then practice), Inductive (explore and then reflect)
10 mins (Jon) Small breakout groups to brainstorm tools and solutions.
10 mins (Jon) Report back.
Practice Time! Workshop a meeting you have or want to have with a team where participation may not be equal.