Words of silence

Step 1: Write the question on a flipchart and ensure good understanding

o It all happens in silence

o Each one to go in turn to silently write one 1 word or short sentence on the flipchart

o Please ensure you don't write twice the same thing on the board

o Once you go…

o … Wait 30 seconds after the last participant has sat before proceeding to the next step

Step 2: Still in silence, please come in turn and circle 3/4 items that you see as the most important challenges written on the flipchart

o … run the math, add up

o Highlight the most prominent challenges…

Vigilance: don’t reopen discussions at this stage.

Step 3: How to handle those selected challenges ?

o Now please get together and think on how to meet those challenges

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o If the group brings solutions forward : congratulations and round of applause

o If not: You managed to agree within 10 minutes on the key challenges and the action to be followed if any