History Map
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| citizen participation, community groups, dialogue, planning, co-operative, committee, visioning, back casting, assessment, history |
The main purpose of this activity is to help the group think about what experiences they have shared with eachother. You will get an idea of what the group has been through together. You should use this exercise at the end of a project, program. It is a debriefafter something has happened everyone asks what worked, what didn't and what has been learned by the experience as a way to learn more, cegind out what went well, what didn’t, and to mark the end of the project or activity. This method can be run both face-to-face and online.
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Target Audience: Sustainability Committee Members, community groups.
Step 1:
Roll out a long piece of paper (5-10 meters) on the floor or on a wall. Draw a timeline representing the period of a project or team experience. Include months and a couple of key events such as highlights and lowlights. If the project is very long – consider including the last 3-6 months.
Step 2:
Have participants capture their experiences. They could include their highlights, lowlights, learnings, challenges, successes, and anything else that was important to them. Give enough time for people (15-30 min) to capture their top experiences and place them on the timeline.
Step 3:
After the map has been created, ask participants to share their top (1-3) Highs and Lows. The number of Highs/Lows they share is up to the facilitator. It depends on the group size and the time you have.
Step 4: Optional Final Step
Have the participants reflect individually, in silence, on the experiences they have just shared and heard and chose the most important moment for them. Give about 2-3 minutes for this step.
Then, one-by-one, participants place a sticky note on the moment that has been the most important to them and have them briefly describe why.
Continue until all participants have placed a note and shared.
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