ACFID systems thinking and collaborative responses workshop

<insert date>: Run Sheet

Room set up:

  • Cabaret style – 4 - 6 per table
  • 2 sheets of butcher paper on each table with pens and 2 colours of post-it notes

Resources:

  • Pre-reading to be sent

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ACFID systems thinking and collaborative responses workshop

<insert date>: Run Sheet

Objectives

  • Illustrating systems thinking and links to the SDGs
  • Illustrating the design of collaborative solutions

<insert date>

Time / Topic / Activity / Who / Notes
9.00am / Set up
  • Facilitators meeting
  • Room set up and check
  • Welcoming participants

9:30am
(30 mins) / Learning session 1 - Welcome and purpose of meeting
  • Welcome/acknowledgement to country and diversity (5 mins)
  • Welcome to the meeting + facilitator introductions (5 mins)
  • Purpose of workshop:
  • Illustrating systems thinking
  • Illustrating the design of collaborative solutions
  • Introduction from ACFID on why systems thinking and collaborative responses are important to achieving the SDGs – PLAY VIDEO 1 (10 mins)
  • Q&A – 5 mins
/ Traditional owner/elder
Facilitators / PLAY VIDEO 1
10.00am
(30 mins) / Learning session 2 - Who is in the room?
  • A fun exercise that allows participants to introduce themselves while getting relaxed in the room and telling stories.
  • See online resources for instructions
/ Facilitators / Power point slide on Collaboration continuum + hand written stages of the continuum laid out on the floor.
10.30am
(35 mins) / Learning session 3 - What is complexity? And how it is different from other problem types?
Content (20 mins)
  • Play Video 2 or present the same content
Inquiry (10 mins)
  • Facilitated discussion
/ Facilitators
Participants / Video 2 or slide pack
11.05am
(15 mins) / Morning Tea
11.20am
(25 mins) / Learning session 4 – What is systems change?
Content (12 mins)
  • Play Video 3 or present the same content
Inquiry (8 mins)
  • Facilitated discussion
/ Facilitators
Participants / Video 2 or slide pack
11.45am
(15 mins) / Learning session 5 – Learning how to diagnose systems
Content (10 mins)
  • Play Video 4 or present the same content
Inquiry (5 mins)
  • Facilitated discussion
/ Facilitators
Participants / Video 3 or slide pack
12.00am
(25 mins) / Learning session 6 – Case study: the Kakoda Trail
Content (20 mins)
  • Play Video 5
/ Facilitators / Play video
12.25pm
(45 min) / LUNCH
1.10pm
(75 mins) / Learning session 7 – Application: using the system assessment tool
Content (10 mins)
  • Play video 6or present the same content
Movement 1 (10 mins)
  • Each table rank what they think the big issues are and why (10 mins)
Movement 2 (45 mins)
  • Direct and indirect impacts
  • Direct and indirect causes
  • What are the feedback loops?
  • Where are the key interventions
Movement 3 (10 mins)
  • Given your key interventions who needs to be involved?
  • Where do the SDGs fit?
/ Facilitators
Participants
2.25pm
(20 mins) / Learning session 8 – facilitated reflection
  • To support workshop participants to reflect on the application of systems thinking into their own context. How does it feel? What are the anticipated barriers?

2.45pm
(40 mins) / Learning session 9 – how do you design a collaborative response?
Content (20 mins)
  • Play Video 7 or present the same content
Inquiry (25 mins)
  • Small group debrief and prioritisation of questions
  • Sharing stories of collaboration
  • Collectively answering the questions prioritised by small groups

3.25pm
(35 mins) / Learning session 10 - Debrief & Reflection
  • Structured process
  • Application back to your own context

4.00pm / Set up for Day 2 & Close with thanks

Thursday 17 August 2017

Time / Topic / Activity / Who
9:30am
(15 mins) / Learning session 11 - Welcome and reflections on Day 1
9.45am
(30 mins) / Learning session 12 – how do you start a collaborative response?
Content (15 mins)
  • Video 8 – 15 mins
Inquiry (15 mins)
  • Facilitated discussion

10.15am
(30 mins) / Learning session 13–how do you build a common agenda?
Content (15 mins)
  • Video 9 – 15 mins
Inquiry (15 mins)
  • Facilitated discussion

10.45am
(20 mins) / Morning Tea
11:05pm
(35 mins) / Learning session 15 – key learnings and next steps
  • Key take outs
  • What people will do differently
  • What was better / even better if

11.30pm / Close with thanks

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