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Activity: Tell us about the most significant change
This activity is inspired by the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique (click here). It does not aim to introduce the technique in detail, the purpose is more to make participants reflect on changes that have taken place through their/their organisations' engagement.
| Purpose: | For participants to explore past experiences/changes that have been brought about by their engagement To raise awareness that change can be seen through different means (lenses) |
| Participants: | 6 to many |
| Time: | 45-60 min., depending on the size of the group. |
| Materials: | Notebooks and pens |
| Process: | 1. Make a brief introduction, saying that it is important for PME&L in peacebuilding initiatives to stay flexible and creative and explore different ways of seeing change. Mention the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique briefly. 2. Organise participants in small groups of three to four participants (depending on the size of the group). In the groups, the question "Looking back at one of your past peacebuilding engagements, what do you think was the most significant change that occured?" will be the focus. 3. First, the individual group members are asked to take some five minutes to reflect on the question, identify the most significant change that they can think of. Then each member of the group briefly tells his or her change story to the other group members. 4. When all the stories have been presented, the most significant change story is selected by the group. 5. Now, let some groups (or all if time permits) present the selected change story. Out of these, the most significant can be selected by voting. 6. A discussion can evolve around the question: Why is does this story present a significant change? |
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| Source(s): | chachabooth@gmail.com Inspiration from Rick Davies/Jess Dart, The 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) Technique. A Guide to Its Use, April 2005. <http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/MSCGuide.pdf> (accessed 8 May 2009). |
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