Sudan BRIDGE Training of Trainers for Community Mobilization & Empowerment APPRECIATIVE PLANNING and ACTION A Framework for Community & CDC Training QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. 6-DAY PROGRAM DAY ONE © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “Dance and Drum” Drumming Circle !!! Where are the drums? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. ….a song… ….a dance… Sharing & celebrating.. Empowering Community Mobilization !! © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning & Action for Community Mobilization & Empowerment A 6-Day Workshop Agenda Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 INTRODUCTION APA for Community Mobilization and Community Consultations » Problem to Opportunity - “Solving any ‘problem’ in 2 hours DISCOVERY -- The Best -- Role Play for Empowering Community Mobilization DREAM – Role Play for Empowering Community Mobilization DESIGN -- Role Play for Empowering Community Mobilization DELIVERY of Action Plans For Empowering Community Mobilization Field Visits -- Conducting “Short Sweet” APA Community Mobilization Meetings DEBRIEFING & DISCOVERY of ‘the best’ from Field Visits DREAM – for Empowering Communities to create their own community programs DESIGN -- An APA Strategy for Community Mobilization DELIVERY -- of Action Plans for Community Mobilization Field Visits -- Conducting “Short Sweet” APA Community Mobilization Meetings DEBRIEFING & DISCOVERY of ‘the best’ from Field Visits DREAMS FOR COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION for CDC Development DESIGNS FOR COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION for CDC development DELIVERY of ACTION PLANS - “DO IT NOW !” » Community Mobilization Action Plans » Presentation of APA action plans as applied to CDCs Field Visits -- Conducting “Short Sweet” APA Community Mobilization Meetings DEBRIEFING & DISCOVERY of ‘the best’ from Field Visits DANCE and DRUM” - Celebration & Closing © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. APA Community Mobilization ToT Workshop Objectives Participants will: • Understand the basic principles underlying Appreciative Planning and Action as a tool for Community Mobilization and Community Planning for the BRIDGE program • Learn and practice the Appreciative Planning and Action approach to Community Consultations and the empowerment of Local Communities and Community Development Committees • Develop action plans for creating empowered, self-reliant communities in Sudan that can turn major hurdles into opportunities for ‘even better’ © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Indicators of Learning Achievement Community Mobilizers will: • Practice and demonstrate an appreciative, empowering approach to consulting with stakeholders and empowering communities to take charge of their own development • Derive a vision for what empowered, self-reliant communities can do to find new opportunities in local government and BRIDGE programs • Help a community to assess achievements and develop their own Community Action Plans © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Participant Expectations & Dreams ---------- QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “House Rules” •-•-•-- •-QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. •-•-- © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Day 1 AGENDA APA to Solve Major ‘Problems’ and to Facilitate Empowering Community Mobilization 1. DISCOVERY – Appreciative Interviews & Introductions – Appreciative Planning & Action • “Problem to Opportunity” • “Worst Problem Ever” – The best of Community Mobilization in Sudan 2. DREAM – for Empowering Community Mobilization in Sudan DESIGN -- Strategy for Empowering Community Mobilization DELIVERY of Action Plans for Empowering Community Mobilization DELIVERY of Empowering Community Mobilization “A-Valuation” for Day 1 © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. A Brief Overview of Appreciative Planning & Action APA Introductions • Appreciative Pair-wise Interviews – – – Pair up with the someone you know least well in the room Interview each other (5 min. each) Question: Tell me a story about a time when you felt you made a real difference, a real contribution – – – • A time when you felt proud, excited about something you have done yourself A time when you contributed to real teamwork to solve a problem Anytime in your your life, your family, your community, or your work in community mobilization and development Introduce your partners to the group • 1 minute short, sweet introduction -• “What inspired you about his/her story” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning & Action (APA) Discussion & Dialogue: The Root Causes of Success Discussion: •What did we learn from our interviews? • What factors led to empowerment, teamwork, excitement, success? ------(“All the knowledge we need is in the room….”) © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning & Action From 4 Ds to 7 Ds: Discover Dream Design Deliver Do it now! Discuss The best, success, what works Of even better, what we want more of A strategy, general plan to get there An action plan & commitments Take the first step, now! “A-Valuation” – positive evaluation & feedback Dance & drum! Celebrate success © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning & Action “Problem to Opportunity” • An exercise in the appreciative approach to problem solving – Problems are either: • Things that discourage us and drag us down… or • Opportunities for achieving great things… –It’s our choice….! – Now, choose the worst problem you can think of !! • Let’s see if we can turn it into an opportunity in just an hour or two !! © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “The Worst Problem….” Brainstorming --------- ------“The Worst of the Worst” -- © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Problem to Opportunity The ‘positive opposite’ of the ‘worst problem’ Examples: Problem • War • Death, destruction • Conflict, violence • HIV/AIDS • Back-biting Opportunities • Peace • Life, creation • Harmony, caring • Healthy, safe-sex • Teamwork Our “worst” Problem: © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Problem Tree © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Problem to Opportunity The ‘positive opposite’ of the ‘worst problem’ Our “worst” Problem: Positive Opposite: This is our Affirmative, Positive Topic © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 1: Discovery of the best, of success, of what works Exercise -- Small Group Brainstorming: (Pairs form Teams of 4-6) • The Search for ‘the best,’ ‘what works,’ successes concerning our affirmative topic • Choose a name for your Team • Choose a motto – Share your own personal positive stories, experiences that illustrate personal experiences related to affirmative topic – 7 min. » “All the knowledge we need is in this room….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 2: Dream of even better, what we want more of… QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • Share your personal dreams of life, your community, a world full of the best, of what you want more of related to our affirmative topic • Draw a picture together of the year 2020, of what this looks like for your children, your grandchildren – of a world full of the best “All the knowledge we need is in this room….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 3: Design a plan, strategy for achieving the Dream • Outline the main elements of a strategy, approach, a general plan for achieving the Dream—what you can do this year to begin • Summarize these on your picture in 2-3 bullet points “All the knowledge….” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 4: Delivery Action Plan to Get Started • Group – Write a short action plan – tasks for the coming week to get started on implementing, Delivering your Design for achieving your Dream • Each Person – Take one simple task from the action plan that you want to work on personally – Write your own personal commitment on your group plan “All the knowledge we need is in this room….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 5:“Do It Now!” Participants • Choose one thing QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. from your tasks, one small thing you can do right now to get started… a small first step • Do it now ! “All the knowledge we need is in this room….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 6: Sharing Dreams and Designs • Each team makes a one-minute presentation summarizing your team’s – – – – Dream Design Delivery Do it now! QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • Each person stands and shares his/her – Personal Commitment © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Success Tree © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. What Happened? Discussion: • • QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Only about an hour ago participants felt the problem was ‘hopeless’ Now they are engaged in action, addressing the opportunity, and feel encouraged. >>Did the world change? • • • • • • What changed? -----© Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “Words Make Worlds” • What changed? – Our words – positive, future-oriented – Our language – affirmative, appreciative – Our questions • Instead of asking about the problem, we asked about the solution • This is the power of Appreciative Planning and Action – – – – Short Simple Positive Action-oriented approach to Appreciative Inquiry © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. APA and Community Mobilization in Sudan • How can we apply the principles of APA to Community Mobilization ? ----- © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. The “Parking Lot” - (for future sessions) • • • • • • Ideas… Thoughts… Questions… Stories… Inspirations… Suggestions… ....to share? © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “LUNCH BREAK” “ ENJOY ! ” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “Energizer” • Exercise suggested and led by participants QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) Framework: 1 2 Goal - Seeking the Root Causes of Success Laws – – 3 Principles – – – 4 What you seek is what you find Where you think you’re going is where you end up If you look for problems, you find – and create – more problems If you look for success, you find – and create – more successes If you believe in your dreams, you create miracles ‘Ds’ ➔ 7 ‘Ds’ © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Inquiry The Basic “4 Ds” Discover The best, success, what works Dream Even better, what we want more of Design Strategy, general plan to get there Deliver Action plans © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Appreciative Planning & Action From 4 Ds to 7 Ds: Discover Dream Design Deliver Do it now! Discuss The best, success, what works Of even better, what we want more of A strategy, general plan to get there An action plan & commitments Take the first step, now! “A-Valuation” – positive evaluation & feedback Dance & drum! Celebrate success © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Adapting AI for Community Mobilization: Appreciative Planning and Action (APA) Purpose To empower communities and individuals: • To take pride in what and who we are and what we have achieved • To dream of what might be • To plan for what will be, and • To feel the energy that comes from making commitments and taking the first step To be simple enough that anyone can do it, profound enough to change people’s lives © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. The ‘Essence’ of APA Asking Empowering Questions Finding the answers in the community The Three Basic ‘All-Purpose’ Questions of APA: • “What’s the best? • What is most successful, empowering?” • “What’s “even better” look like?” • What are our dreams for our children, grandchildren? • “How do we get there together?” • What can we do now to get started? © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “Time out for the Cinema!” a “KISSS” Video “Appreciative Planning & Action” • The first APA community meetings in Nepal • From Discovery to ‘Do it Now’ • Overview of the APA process • (The 7-Ds in 5 minutes!) • Short • Sweet • Simple • This is what you will do tomorrow… – Only you’ll have 2 full hours to do it! © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Role Playing an APA meeting with Local Communities • Role Play interviews with members of local Community by Winrock participants • Purposes: QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. – Practice APA meeting process for use with communities – Learn how to mobilize local communities – Review what you have learned © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Role Playing an APA meeting with Local Communities “Fishbowl” demonstration of an initial APA meeting with a Community or Village Two groups take turns in “Fishbowl:” • Community group – 3-5 participants • Winrock Community Mobilizers’ team -- using different APA assessment methods with the community group QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. – 2 participants • Take turns practicing the following methods © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Role Playing an APA meeting with Local Communities Step One: Initial Assessment – ‘Discovery’ “The ‘Super-D’” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Winrock team – Searching for success Seeking “The Best!” “All the knowledge we need is in this village” The never-ending search for the best, what works, successes, moments of joy, empowerment, when we felt specially proud of ourselves and our community © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Role Playing an APA meeting with Local Communities Discovery Choosing a good, basic ‘Discovery’ Question Frame the Discovery question for community members to share stories to discover their strengths, successes: -- Brainstorm questions -- Choose most powerful question -- Practice asking questions to each other Possible questions: • “When have I felt empowered, successful, excited about something I have personally achieved on my own?” or • “Tell the story of a time in our village when we felt excited, empowered, proud of what we had done together? or • Tell us about your Community’s greatest successes; times when you felt you were working at your best; happy, joyful, about something you accomplished together © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 1: Discovery of the best, of success, of what works Some Different ‘DISCOVERY’ Methods • Success Stories • Success Pictures • Success Maps • Asset Inventory - strengths, skills, knowledge “All the knowledge we need is in this village” The never-ending search for the best, what works, successes, moments of joy, empowerment, when we felt specially proud of ourselves and our community © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 1: Discovery of the best, of success, of what works Some Different ‘DISCOVERY’ Methods • Success Stories – Around the Campfire - Sharing my own stories • Best in smaller groups or when you have more time • It is generally most powerful when people share their own stories – Pairwise Interviews - Sharing each others’ stories, and introducing one another--with focus on what inspired you about his/her story • Groups of 4-6, share within small groups – With pair-wise interviews, sharing can be done within small groups only, to save time © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 1: Discovery of the best, of success, of what works Some Different ‘DISCOVERY’ Methods • Success Pictures – Sharing my personal picture and the story that it tells • Give each participant a small sheet of paper (A4) • Using your chosen ‘Discovery’ question, such as: (“Draw a picture of a time when you felt you made a difference, felt empowered, proud of something you did for yourselves”) • Each one stands, introduces him/herself, and briefly describes his/her picture and what it means “All the knowledge we need is in this village” The never-ending search for the best, what works, successes, moments of joy, empowerment, when we felt specially proud of ourselves and our community © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 1: Discovery of the best, of success, of what works Some Different ‘DISCOVERY’ Methods: • Success Maps – Creating our “Village Success Map” • Drawing by whole group – Assuming group is not very large • Small groups share their “Success Maps” with whole group – When working with a large group Use your Discovery Question… asking the community to draw picture of all the things we are proud of in our community that we have done together. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Example of a “Success Map” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Discovering “Root Causes of Success” “Root Cause Analysis” -- Group Discussion • Why APA? • What made these experiences special, extraordinary ? • What can we apply to Community Mobilization? ----“All the knowledge we need is in this village….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Role Playing an APA meeting with Local Communities Step Two: Vision for the Future – “Dream” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Winrock group – asks Community the second basic APA question: 2. What does “Even Better” look like? © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 2: Dream of even better, what we want more of… Frame the Dream question to create a positive vision for their children, grandchildren -- Brainstorm questions -- Choose most powerful question -- Practice asking questions to each other Possible questions, which can inspire Dream pictures: • “Imagine it is 10 years from now. Our village is everything we dreamed it could be. What would it look like?” or • “Draw a picture of life for our children (and grandchildren) that is full of achievements that we have dreamed for them” • “Draw a picture of what our community will look like in the year 2020, a community that we would dream of having for our children and grandchildren.” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 2: Dream of even better, what we want more of… Different ways for Collecting Dreams: “Dream Pictures” Individual pictures Group pictures “Future Maps” Village ‘Success’ Maps © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 2: Dream of even better, what we want more of… Qui ck Ti me ™ an d a de co mp re ss or a re ne ed ed to s ee th i s pi c tu re. • Ask your chosen ‘Dream’ question • Community members draw a picture together answering the ‘Dream’ question “Dream Picture” or “Success Map” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 3: Design a plan, strategy for achieving the Dream for Empowering Community Mobilization “Dream Teams” – decide • What you can do -this month, or this year -- to begin to move toward creating your dreams for empowering community mobilization • How would you do it? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” – Jot these ideas down on your picture in 2-3 Keep this to just 5 minutes! © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. bullet points Step 4: Delivery Action Plan to Get Started Making Commitments: “What will I do during the coming week (month) as my part for helping implement our plan?” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. (Or is there a better question?) • Each person takes one simple task from the action plan that they will work on personally • Each person writes their commitment on their plan “The power of commitments is contagious” “All the knowledge we need is in this village” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. The Power of Personal Commitment • DON’T FORGET THOSE PERSONAL COMMITMENTS !! “The Power of Personal Commitment is Contagious!” – Those that may not have had an opportunity to state their commitment often feel they missed something important QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. “All the knowledge we need is in this village….”” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Step 5:“Do It Now!” Frame your “Do it Now!” question to encourage villagers to find something they can do right away to start implementing their plan -- Brainstorm questions -- Choose most powerful question -- Practice asking questions to each other Possible questions • “What can we do right now to get started?” • “What is the ‘first step’ in our plan that we could begin immediately? • “How can we begin to implement our action plan right away, right now in the next 10-15 minutes, before we end our meeting?” • “What can we do together right now, before the tea comes?” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Design & Delivery an Action Plan for achieving the Dream for Empowering Community Mobilization Combining Steps 3 & 4 Teams – decide • What we can do -- this week, this month -- to begin to move toward creating our dreams for empowering community mobilization • How will we do it? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. – Draw a picture of our action plan “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” Keep this to just 5 minutes! © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Planning a Community Mobilization Meeting Form Teams Use a Simplified APA Process Design 1-2 hr. meeting to help a community group • Discover – Community’s strengths, achievements, successes, proudest moments – Discover their most successful, best organized community project - How was it organized • Dream – Their vision of a positive future for their community – Their vision for a successful CDC & WAC – Their vision for measuring and sharing their achievement • Design & • Delivery – Plans and commitments to begin • What they plan to do to realize their vision for the future • Plans for forming, strengthening CDCs & WSCs; for measuring and sharing successes • “Do it Now!” – What they can do right now to get started QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” Each team prepares a 5-minute presentation with Role Play, Drama, Song, and/or Dance demonstrating their mission and process © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Planning Tomorrow’s APA Meeting “Do It Now!” Participants • Teams of 2 • Prepare a 1-2 hour APA Meeting to conduct with a village group Monday QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • Do it now ! – Yes, that’s right, go ahead and do it, right now! “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Sharing Dreams and Designs • Now your “Dream Team” makes a two-minute presentation summarizing the Team’s plan for empowering community mobilization tomorrow-Your Team’s – – – – QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Dream Design Delivery “Do it Now!” • Each person stand, give your name, and share your own – Personal Commitment for tomorrow “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “Dance and Drum” Presentation & Celebration !!! Get out the drums!! Who has…. ….a song…? ….a dance…? ….a poem…? ….a reading…? ….a mime or skit…? Sharing & celebrating.. Empowered Community Consensus-building QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Day One Review of Agenda APA to Solve Major ‘Problems’ and to Facilitate Empowering Community Mobilization 1. DISCOVERY – Appreciative Interviews & Introductions – Appreciative Planning & Action • “Problem to Opportunity” • “Worst Problem Ever” – The best of Community Mobilization in Sudan 2. DREAM – for Empowering Community Mobilization in Sudan DESIGN -- Strategy for Empowering Community Mobilization DELIVERY of Action Plans for Empowering Community Mobilization DELIVERY of Empowering Community Mobilization “A-Valuation” for Day 1 “All the knowledge we need is in this village….” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. “A-Valuation” • “The Best” and “Even Better” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • APA for Evaluation © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. APA for Evaluation The Three Simple Questions of “A-Valuation” • What’s “The Best?” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. • What does “Even Better” look like? • How are we going to get there? © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Day One - ‘A-Valuation’ ‘Even Better’ ‘The Best’ Your favorite moments today, what you enjoyed most, what was most valuable ---------- --------- Who will do it? “Do it Now” What to do tomorrow? If we were running a training together like this, how could we make it ‘even better’ “Daily News” “Energizers” “More music” -- ----© Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Are we having fun yet? • “The Morning News” • More musical instruments? • Energizers & Activities/role plays for Day 2 • “Thanks!” QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. The “Do it Now!” Appreciative Tool Kit © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Training of Trainers for Community Mobilization in Sudan An APPRECIATIVE PLANNING and ACTION Framework DAY TWO FIELD EXERCISES with Local Communities QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. Winrock BRIDGE Program © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Quotable Quotes… “All the knowledge we need is in this room” “Whoever is here are the right people” “Use your own best judgment at all times” “Perfection is the enemy of getting the job done” KISSS-”Keep it short, sweet, simple” “Do it Now!” “The helping hand strikes again” “Don’t punish those who come on time” “Find, create: Joy In Work!” “Work shrinks to fit the time available” “Don’t get it right, get it written” “Simple is not easy” © Malcolm J. Odell, Jr.