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Working with Older Volunteers in Manual Intergenerational Projects
Method: By myself or in a group of two, four, eight…and
decisions made easy?!
Goals/Options:
Establishing a uniform definition of conflict.
Demonstrate that it’s not so easy to come to an agreement in large groups.
Brief description:
At first, each participant creates a definition of conflict. Then two participants have to
create a single definition from both their definitions, then two pairs merge to make yet
another single definition and so on.
Finally, the whole group needs to agree on one definition.
Starting point: While investigating the definition of the term ‘conflict’.
Timeframe: 30 minutes
Group size: 10 – 20
Necessary materials: Paper and pens
Method: Donkey/Farmer Exercise
Goals/Options:
Presents helpful argumentation strategies for conflict situations.
Brief description:
Two participants pair up and act as a donkey and farmer.
In this role play the farmer is given the task to lure the stubborn talking donkey out of its
stable by using sound arguments.
Possible argumentations include e.g.:
There’s sugar outside.
There’s a mare outside.
I can only clean your stable, if you leave.
If you don’t come out now, I’ll go and get the whip.
If you don’t come out now, you won’t get tasty food in the next few days.
--> The aim is to demonstrate that threats are less successful. In order to convince someone,
you have to point out the benefits for the opponent.
Starting point: Regarding the topic ‘discussion strategies for solving conflicts’.
Timeframe: 15 minutes
Group size: At least 2
Necessary materials: Role play notes: donkey and farmer
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