VIPP_Unicef
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Debates<br />
112<br />
The Fish Pond<br />
Purpose: To involve participants by stimulating an interesting<br />
discussion of conflicting viewpoints.<br />
Description: The participants sit in a round circle on their chairs. There<br />
is also an inner circle of three participants who have been told to carry<br />
out the following task: Discuss a controversial issue, one of the three<br />
acting as discussion leader. The people in the outer circle are not<br />
allowed to speak. If someone in the outer circle wants to intervene in<br />
the discussions, to add an argument, she must take her chair and enter<br />
the inner circle. Once she has entered she cannot go back to the outer<br />
circle. At the end everyone is likely to be in the inner circle.<br />
Remarks: This technique emphasizes participation and motivates everyone<br />
to enter into a discussion. But, it can also be used for reflection on the<br />
contradictory issues presented in the discussion.<br />
<strong>VIPP</strong> TECHNIQUES