focusing four
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FOCUSING FOUR
A consensus building activity
FOCUSING FOUR4 Step Process: Brainstorming Clarifying Advocating Canvassing
BRAINSTORMING Purpose – quickly generate a lot of ideas
Ground RulesNo questions, no judgments; hang onto
questions
CLARIFICATIONPurpose – opportunity to understand
something or want to know what the author meant.
Ground Rules*State the item you want to know more
about. *I will say “author”. *The author will explain item.*No back and forth dialogue*You can suggest combining ideas here
ADVOCACY Purpose – Influence others as you talk in
favor of a certain item.
Ground Rules*Be brief*Positive statements only*Discuss only one item at a time
CANVASSINGPurpose – Identify a number of items that
are your personal preferences
Ground Rules*Move quickly and put a dot beside your
top items on the chart.