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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

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