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

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 associations that each
person is engaged in. Describe the different types of associations so participants are clear about
definitions (as above). One person must interview the other to uncover these associations for one
minute and then they switch. After two minutes, ask each group to add the number of combined
associations they have listed. If you have a small prize, give it to the group with the most associations.
Ask each group to report the most unique or unusual association they discovered during this exercise. If
you have a prize, give it to the person with the most unique or unusual association. Add up the number
of associations (approximately) that were generated in this exercise and ask participants to think about
the activities that could be undertaken with the networks and connections 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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