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Participatory Decision-Making
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Facilitation
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FacilitatorSomeone who “makes the process easy.” • remains objective and neutral•helps everyone feel comfortable and included•designs an agenda to keep things on track•guides the discussion•plans the outcome•may record key discussion points•helps the group reach decisions•summarizes the conversation
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Ground rules
Techniques: ground rules1. Listen to others2. Respect the validity of others’ views even if you disagree3. Suspend judgement 4. Be brief5. Participate by sharing your views
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•Agreement on procedures we’ll follow to make discussion productive
• Process for making decisions
•Reminder that everyone needs to participate
•Reminder that no one should dominate
Ground rules
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New topicdecision pointgroup discussion
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New topicdecision point
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
familiar opinions ?
convergent thinking
New topicdecision point
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
familiar opinionsdiverseperspectives
Boy, is Boy, is that that
stupidstupid
That makes That makes me madme mad
I I disagree!disagree!
convergent thinking
New topicdecision point
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
familiar opinionsdiverseperspectives
struggle
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New topicdecision point
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
divergent thinking
convergent thinkingfamiliar opinions
diverseperspectives
struggle refinements
consolidated thinking
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New topicdecision point
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
divergent thinking convergent thinking
generating alternatives evaluating alternatives
free for all open discussion summarizing key points
gathering diverse points of view sorting ideas into categories
discovering the logic of a problem
arriving at a general conclusion
convergent thinkingFacilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
Core values: Participatory decision making
Full participation
•all members encouraged to speak•no one is allowed to dominate•diversity of opinion leads to better decisions
Mutual understandin
g
•need to understand and accept legitimacy of one another’s goals and needs
•basic acceptance and understanding is crucial
•diversity of opinion leads to better decisions
Inclusive solutions
•group is wiser than individuals•Quakers say” Everybody has a piece of the
truth”
Shared responsibilit
y
•members feel a strong sense of shared responsibility for decisions
•feel responsibility for helping to implement decisions
•diversity of opinion leads to better decisions
convergent thinkingFacilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, Sam Kaner with Lenny Lind, Catherine Toldi, Sarah Fisk and Duana Berger
Benefits of participatory values
Personal learning
• Improved leadership skills•Stronger power of reasoning•More confidence•More commitment•Better communication skills
Effective groups
•greater access to multiple talents•access to more sources of information•more peaceful atmosphere for making
decisions•clear procedures for handling group
decisions• increased capacity for tackling difficult
problems
Sustainable agreements
•more ideas•higher quality ideas•solutions that integrate everyone’s goals•wiser decisions•more reliable follow-through
Case study:Reengaging the
community
Scenario• Board struggling with how
to get people involved
• Many new residents were not active
• 10-year-old strategic plan had lost relevance
• Changing community conditions including development activity, housing market, economic downturn
• Changing demographics – more families with children
Where would you start?
Where would you start?1. Must have agreement that organization really wants involvement – discuss pros and cons of engagement
2. Build on what’s already in place - past strategic plans, neighborhood surveys and votes
3. Process design - what are your goals?
Process design1. Give new residents an opportunity to set a new agenda
2. Quickly develop a vision for the future – focus on positive
3. List obstacles and opportunities
4. Spend majority of time developing action steps
Techniques: large group
SWOT analysis:•strengths•weaknesses•opportunities•threats
Techniques: large group
Dot voting
Simple way to let everyone have an equal voice in setting priorities
Techniques: small groups6-10 people
share ideas
record their group opinions
report out to entire group
Outcomes•a working plan to help all residents feel involved in activities and priorities.
•board and long-time neighborhood residents felt reenergized
•roadmap for next 5 years for dealing with city, developers and community partners