ABCD-Training-of-Trainers-Tools-July-2013

2.4.b. Variation: Mapping Skills of the Head, Hand Heart in “Buzz Groups”
Introduction
If you do not have much time or you are training people who may not want to go into much depth (e.g.
people who are not local facilitators and therefore do not need the details of how to do this exercise at
the community level), you can also do this exercise in a “buzz group” in a matter of minutes.
Instructions
Ask participants to meet in pairs. Tell them they have two minutes to list the individual skills of each
person. Describe that these skills can be of the head, heart or hand and give some examples (as above).
One person must interview the other to uncover these skills for one minute and then they switch. After
two minutes, ask each group to add the number of combined skills they have. If you have a small prize,
give it to the group with the most skills. Ask each group to report the most unique or unusual skill they
discovered during this exercise. If you have a prize, give it to the person with the most unique or
unusual skill. Add up the number of skills (approximately) that were generated in this exercise and ask
participants to think about the activities that could be undertaken with the skills in this room alone – let
alone a whole community!
If the energy is high after this exercise, conclude by reflecting on the energy this exercise created and
compare it to how people react to a needs assessment, where facilitators only ask about what is wrong
with the current situation, and energy is low.
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