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and complexity of the workshop, the team of facilitators, including<br />

someone from management, will meet at the site of the event one to three<br />

days ahead of the first programme day. This second meeting allows the<br />

team to review the definitive list of participants, revise the outlined<br />

programme in detail and make all physical arrangements: chairs, pin<br />

boards and materials.<br />

During the workshop<br />

Each day of the workshop is prepared in advance, normally the evening<br />

before. Responsibilities are given to each member of the team and<br />

everyone plans and prepares the materials for his or her part.<br />

Sometimes the team will jointly check each member's preparation and<br />

suggest improvements. The team may hold short meetings during the<br />

day, especially if the programme has to be adjusted. But normally,<br />

after finishing the daily programme, the team sits together and<br />

evaluates the activities of the day. Based on this evaluation, the team<br />

decides whether to change the forthcoming programme sessions and<br />

prepares for the next day.<br />

After the workshop<br />

A team evaluation session should be held after finishing the workshop<br />

when participants have left the site. This evaluation is necessary to<br />

come to some consensus on the degree of success of the workshop,<br />

based on the evaluation from the participants themselves and the team's<br />

own experience. This meeting will also determine any follow-up<br />

activities required by the institution, like writing a report or offering<br />

another workshop. A survey or follow up meeting can be held with<br />

participants to determine whether the workshop process and outcome<br />

has had the desired effect in the workplace.<br />

Site requirements<br />

Depending on the size of the group and the type of event, one large<br />

room is required for plenary sessions and separate rooms or adequate,<br />

sound-cushioned space for group work. Normally tables are not<br />

required. There should be the exact number of chairs for the number<br />

of participants present. The chairs are placed in a circle or semicircle,<br />

depending on the number of pin boards required for different parts of<br />

the programme. Chairs are easy to move. Without tables there is greater<br />

mobility: participants can easily stand up and express themselves<br />

through body movement; form smaller groups; change places; go to<br />

the pin boards; get needed materials; seek help from facilitators, etc.<br />

Tables are a barrier to group interaction and communication.<br />

THE BASICS OF <strong>VIPP</strong><br />

Planning<br />

<strong>VIPP</strong><br />

processes<br />

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