Exercise with Tasks*
Materials: Prepared envelopes with tasks, Paper, pencils, Flipchart paper, markers, other
Exercise description
The participants are given envelopes containing descriptions of tasks. The tasks are different and there is one for each participant. They are supposed to complete their tasks within the given time (around an hour). This is followed by an evaluation of the exercise.
Tasks:
- Find the book by J. P. Lederach. Complete the task together.
- Find who has the book about peacebuilding by J. P. Lederach. Your task is in the book. If you don’t know English, exchange tasks with someone who does.
- You are the only person who knows that there is no task in the book by J. P. Lederach. You know where the task is: it’s with the person born on 22 June. You have to tell the other team members. (Use the birthday of one of the participants, or, even better, someone from the training team.)
- Find the chapter where J. P. Lederach discusses the timing aspect of peacebuilding. Prepare a brief presentation of key points from that chapter. Show at least one diagram.
- Do a survey of at least five people from the group to find out what they think about the relationship between nonviolence and peacebuilding. Present a summary of the findings from your mini-survey in large legible letters. What do they agree on the most? Where do they disagree in their statements? You have a maximum of five minutes for your presentation. Make it interesting. Try to get the most representative sample.
- Do a survey of at least five people from the group to find out what they think about the relationship between humanitarian work and peacebuilding. Present a summary of the findings from your mini-survey in large legible letters. What do they agree on the most? Where do they disagree in their statements? You have a maximum of five minutes for your presentation. Make it interesting. Try to get the most representative sample.
- Do a survey of at least five people from the group to find out what they think about the role of non-governmental organisations in peacebuilding. Present a summary of the findings from your mini-survey in large legible letters. Where do they agree the most? Where do they disagree in their statements? You have a maximum of five minutes for your presentation. Make it interesting. Try to get the most representative sample.
- Do a survey of at least 10 people from the group to find out what they think about the relationship between civil (citizens’) initiatives and peacebuilding. Present a summary of the findings from your mini-survey in large legible letters. Where do they agree the most? Where do they disagree in their statements? You have a maximum of five minutes for your presentation. Make it interesting. Try to get the most representative sample.
- Survey the female members of the training team and another five people of your choosing to find out what they think about the relationship between peace work and peacebuilding. Present a summary of the findings from your mini-survey in large legible letters. Where do they agree the most? Where do they disagree in their statements? You have a maximum of five minutes for your presentation. Make it interesting.
- Find the person with task No. 4. Complete the task together.
- Find the person with task No. 5. Complete the task together.
- Find the person with task No. 6. Complete the task together.
- Find the person with task No. 7. Complete the task together.
- Find the person with task No. 8. Complete the task together.
- Unobtrusively follow the work of the group. Find a way to help those who run into difficulties. Support them in the best way possible.
- Make sure that those tasked with preparing presentations make them interesting. Be unobtrusive in your efforts. The aim is to make as many presentations truly interesting, clear and to the point. Try not to reveal your task to them.
- Find as many people at the hotel who are not participating in this training (at least five) and do a survey on how they see life in BiH 10 years from now. What needs to be done to bring that life closer to their (loveliest) dreams? Who should do it? Prepare a short presentation about: What it was like doing the survey? What are the findings? Before interviewing people, be prepared: How will you approach them?
- Find the person with task No. 17 and help them do a good job.
- Find as many people at the hotel who are not participating in this training (at least five) and do a survey on what they think should be done to prevent war in the future. What would help them/what would they need in order to work on these or similar issues? Prepare a short presentation about: What it was like doing the survey? What are the findings? Before interviewing people, be prepared: How will you approach them?
- Find the person with task No. 19 and help them do a good job.
- Follow the course of this exercise. You are an observer. What did you notice? What do you like about how your colleagues have been doing this exercise? What do you not like? Prepare recommendations about how to improve the exercise the next time around. Be unobtrusive.
- Follow the course of this exercise. You are an observer. What did you notice? What do you like about how your colleagues have been doing this exercise? What do you not like? Prepare recommendations about how to improve the exercise the next time around. Be unobtrusive.
- Follow the course of this exercise. You are an observer. What did you notice? What do you like about how your colleagues have been doing this exercise? What do you not like? Prepare recommendations about how to improve the exercise the next time around. Be unobtrusive.
Notice:
* This exercise was designed by Goran Božičević for the CNA Advanced Training in Peacebuilding, more precisely, its first phase held from 8 to 18 August 2008, where he was the guest-trainer for the Peacebuilding Workshop.