How to facilitate timeline brainstorm in strategy (Facilitation model from Community Organizing Coach Training Program)

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How to facilitate timeline brainstorm in strategy (Facilitation model from Community Organizing Coach Training Program)

Céline Lebrun Shaath, Juman Abujbara, Sachiko Osawa, Salma Sameh

Type

Videos
Region

Global
Practice

Strategy
Language

English

This is a model video from Community Organizing Coach Training Program in 2024 on how to facilitate timeline brainstorm in strategy effectively.

In community organizing workshops, the facilitator / coach is responsible for supporting and facilitating the learning of a group of 4-6 participants through the leadership practices of community organizing.
As a facilitator / coach, how can you effectively facilitate timeline brainstorm in strategy practice?
Watch a model video from Community Organizing Coach Training Program (COCTP) in 2024, where Céline is facilitating a group in building their timeline.

How does Céline set up the practice?
In what order does Céline discuss the peaks? (start from the present or from the goal?)
How does Céline draw out the details for each peak from participants?

Resource Information

Year: 2025
Author: Céline Lebrun Shaath, Juman Abujbara, Sachiko Osawa, Salma Sameh
Publisher: Leading Change Network
Tags: Timeline
Access : Member-only
Regions : Global
License : Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike

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