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| Aug 21 2009, 4:13 AM EDT (current) | chachabooth | 13 words added |
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| Purpose: | To explore participants every day understanding of escalation To introduce participants to the systems thinking tool of archetypes |
| Participants: | 4 to around 20 |
| Time: | 50 min. |
| Materials: | Flip charts Marker pens Note books and pens |
| Process: | 1. Write on a flip chart the phrase: "And then things escalated..." and tell participants that we quite often use this expression in our daily life, especially when we talk about conflicts. Now ask them to sit in pairs, telling each other two examples of escalations. Allow pairs to talk for 15 min. Following, note some examples on a flipchart. 2. Now ask the pairs to think about a general description of what escalation means. After 7 minutes gather their phrases on the flipchart. Highlight that escalation is obviously a pattern that can be depicted in many different real life situations. 3. Write a systems thinking definition of the archetype "escalation" on another flipchart. e.g. Escalation occurs when one party's action is perceived as a threat, causing the second party to respond in the same way, further increasing the threat. See Braun, William, The System Archetypes, 2002, p. 8. <http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/gossimit/pap/sd/wb_sysarch.pdf> (accessed 13 August 2009) 4. Now develop the typical escalation causal loop together with participants, chosing one example from participants. 5. Let participanst develop an escalation causal loop for another example in pairs. Walk the room and assist. |
| Note: | This activity could be conducted in a similar manner for the other archetypes. |
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| Source(s): | chachabooth@gmail.com |
