Group Discussion and Team Building
- Mumbai Better Yourself Books 1991
- 181p
includes index and biblioraphy
Group discussion ...13 A. Conducting group discussions ...14 1. Purpose of discussion groups ...14 2. Value of group discussion ...14 a. Gives each a chance to share in decisions ...14 b. Encourages and develops habit of thinking for oneself ...15 c. Helps to check up on oneself ...15 d. Trains a person for group and community life ...16 e. Is much superior to dedate ...17 f. Value for community discussion in rural areas ...17 3. Limitations of group discussion ...18 Discussion exercise 1 : Conducting a group discussion ...20 Discussion exercise 2 : Cat and fish bowl ...22 Discussion exercise 3 : Participant -guide exercise ...23 4. Going deep into a discussion ...24 5. Grasshopper discussion ...24 6. Basic factors needed for a good group discussion ...24 7. Learning climate ...25 a. Room Arrangement ...26 b. Size of group ...26 Discussion exercise 4 : Working in different group sizes ...2 8. Different groupings for different purposes ...30 9. Timing and pacing ...32 10. Methods like content are not neutal ...32 11. Constituents of thinling and steps in problem -solving ...33 a. A genuine problem ...33 b. A genuine desire to solve the problem ...34 c. Real thinking ...34 d. Real knowledge ...34 e. Follow a systematic process of problem -solving ...35 12. Content and process ..39 Discussion exercise 5 :What to observe in a group ...39 Discussion exercise 6 : Communication in discussion sociogram ...40 B.The facilitator of a group discussion ...42 1. Facilitation or leadership ? ...42 Discussion exercise 7 : Initial exercise on facilitator styles ...42 2. Principles for dialogue ...44 3. Role of facilitator in group discussion ...46 Discussion exercise 8 : Buying and selling a cow ...47 Discussion exercise 9 : In the shoe shop ...49 4. Practical suggestions for the faciliator ...50 5. Group skills needed for awareness building ...54 6. The activist`s role in discussion ...55 7. Discussion follow up ..56 Discussion exercise 10 : Mid -course evaluation ...57 Dicussion exercise 11 : Role play on different leadership styles ...57 Discussion exercise 12 : Shared leadership ...59 8. Shared leadership and participation ...61 Discussion exercise 13 : How good are you as a facilitator ? ...62 C. Participant in a group discussion ...63 Personal preparation for efficient disscussion ...64 a. How to gather and present facts ...65 b. Convincing and persuading during group discusion ...65 c. Win friends and influence people ...66 d. Types of comments and interventions participants make ...68 Dicussion exercise 14 : Evaluation of participant`s role ...69 D. The reporter in group discussion ...70 1. The role of a reporter ...70 2. Making summaries on newsprint or blackboard ...71 E. The resource person in a group discussion ...72 F. Team building ...72 Discussion exercise 15 : Stimulation exercise of the broken squares I. Barriers to community building ...75 II. Reflections on teamwork deriving from the broken squares ...76 III. principles of teamwork ...77 Discussion exercise 16 : Group drawing ...77 Discussion exercise 17 : Drawing a house ...78 Discussion exercise 18 : Cleaning the mirror ...79 Discussion exercise 19 : Build on what you `ve got ...80 Discussion exercise 20 : Unhelpful behaviour in a group : animal codes ...82 Discussion exercise 21 : Simple decision making ...83 IV Involvement in decision ...84 VDifficulties in decision making ...85 VI. Moving towards the goal ...87 Discussion exercise 22 : Making good decisions ...87 VII. Simple guide for making good decisions by consensus Exercises for group sessions ...97 A. Introduction exercises ...98 B. Trust building ...109 C. Listening ...115 D. Communication ...126 E. Planning for action ...137 F. Evaluation ...151 The social activist ...155 A. The social activist ...156 B. Awareness building ...160 C. Structural analysis ...167 D. Economic programmes and social transformation ...178