Clown Poster Reflection
Group facilitation methods: Ice Breakers and Energizers, Openings, Reflection / Dialogue
Schools of Thought: Technology of Particiation (ToP) Methods
Keywords: Institute of Cultural Affairs, ToP
Identification
To see the multiple levels of meaning found in a picture and experience of sense of awe found in a poster.
This was orginally used as a demonstration of the use a conversation method used with posters and pictures in a Training of Trainers course.
It can be used as a way of reflecting on a topic.
The Institute of Cultural Affairs Focused Conversation Method
Howto
Context
1. We want to spend a few minutes looking at this poster. Pictures often have many layers of meaning for an individual or a group. A large part of that meaning has to do with what we bring to the picture, our culture, our own personal history, or feelings at the moment. As trainers we can use pictures in a variety of ways. I want to demonstrate one of those ways.
Steps
1. Take a look at the poster. What are some of the colors used in this poster?
2. What is a shape in this picture?
3. What is one feature of this face that stands out for you?
4. What are the different parts of the picture? If you were to point out the different parts of the picture what would be one part?
5. What is an emotion that this picture is communicating?
6. What is the clown thinking?
7. If you were to tell a story about him what would be the points of the story?
8. Who needs to hear the clown's story?
Closing
This poster is of course only ink on paper and yet we created a whole new level of meaning. We perhaps brought to consciousness levels of understanding we as individuals had but were not aware of. Pictures can be very powerful teaching tools.
Background
It was created as a demonstration of the use of pictures in training for a training of training series in Poland.
Spencer, L. (1989). Winning Through Participation, Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
Stanfield, B., Ed. (1997). The Art of Focused Conversation, Toronto: The Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs.
Wilson, P. H., Harnish, K. & Wright, J. (2003). The Facilitative Way, TeamTech Press, Shawnee Mission, KS.
Suppliers
Name | City | Country |
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| Imaginal Training | Groningen | Netherlands |
| VALDUS | Port Louis | Mauritius |
| Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Imaginal Training | Groningen | Netherlands |
| VALDUS | Port Louis | Mauritius |
| Name | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Imaginal Training | Groningen | Netherlands |
| VALDUS | Port Louis | Mauritius |
