6 Anticipating Implications and (Un)Intended Consequences
6 Anticipating Implications and (Un)Intended Consequences is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- This activity offers discussion strategies for groups to use when discussing possible actions and they want to anticipate, assess, evaluate, and prepare for the possibility of unintended consequences.
- Develop plans for dealing with the possibility of unintended consequences.
- Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.
- Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.
- Organize participants into small groups (4-6 ppl).
- Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
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This activity offers discussion strategies for groups to use when discussing possible actions and they want to anticipate, assess, evaluate, and prepare for the possibility of unintended consequences.
Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.
Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.
Organize participants into small groups (4-6 ppl).
Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 6 Anticipating Implications and (Un)Intended Consequences. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: This activity offers discussion strategies for groups to use when discussing possible actions and they want to anticipate, assess, evaluate, and prepare for the possibility of unintended consequences.; Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.; Select a scenario from the collection of What IF…Scenarios or create your own based on a topic that is relevant for your group.; Organize participants into small groups (4-6 ppl).. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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