workshop method. eac scaling-up energy services
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The method:The method:structure, philosophy structure, philosophy and relevant results.and relevant results.
Participative method appropriate forParticipative method appropriate for
Self-organized result-oriented teams.
Large scale work meetings.
Multi- stakeholder processes.
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Pre-conditions for successPre-conditions for success
Engaged and informed participants bringing a diversity of perspectives.
Highly complex issues that don’t have a known answer.
A structured method that supports the discussions and allows the participants to engage themselves and take responsibility.
A process sponsor willing to be surprised by the participants.
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All pre-conditions for success are met. Now it is up to us that are present in the room:
the participant’s willingness to take responsibility by contributing and learning,
the sponsor’s willingness not to steer the discussions towards a pre-decided result,
the facilitator’s skill in supporting the work of the participants without interfering in it’s flow.
What’s expected from us in the room?What’s expected from us in the room?
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3Session 1 Session 3 Session 5
Opening Modern energy services for all urban and peri-urban poor.
What have we forgotten to speak about?
Assigning priorities
Handing over the results
Closing
Session 2 Session 4
Energy services for cooking
Modern energy services for rural institutions and communities.
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PRESENTATIONS
1. Opening of the workshop and introduction.2. Presentation of the targets to scale-up modern
energy services in East Africa. 3. The workshop’s objectives and givens. 4. Workshop methodology.
GROUP WORK
5. Envisioned future. Implications of meeting the targets.
Structure of session 1 Structure of session 1
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1. Short introduction to the session’s issues.2. Interactive group work. Inventory of actions needed to
achieve the target.3. Group work. Synthesizing and organizing the material
resulting from the interactive group work.4. Closing the session.
During sessions 3, 4 and 5 there will be a Team organizing the results of all the group works. Feel free to visit them whenever you wish. They will work in parallel with the rest of us and their work will be officially presented at the end of Session 5.
Structure of sessions 2, 3 and 4 Structure of sessions 2, 3 and 4
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WHAT HAVE WE FORGOTTEN TO SPEAK ABOUT?
1. Opening of the Collaborative Space.2. Elaboration of the Agenda for the session.3. First set of simultaneous discussions.4. Second set of simultaneous discussions.5. Presentation of the work of the Coordination Team.6. Assigning priorities to identified actions.7. Handing over the results.8. Closing of the workshop.
Structure of session 5Structure of session 5
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Life is too short and precious to Life is too short and precious to squander in meaningless meetings.squander in meaningless meetings.
In order to maximize interactivity and creativity you will have the opportunity to work in different constellations each session.
You don’t need to achieve agreements. You don’t need to convince anybody of anything. You don’t need to refute anybody nor argue your position. Make your point and move on.
The best result is to create as rich a material as possible and to organize it in a meaningful way.
Instructions to participantsInstructions to participants
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Gently keep focus on the issue. If the discussion goes astray, you may remind the participants that what they are talking about may be an issue to pose during Session 5.
When you go to the next table start with a short introduction to what’s been said at previous tables.
Write each point in a different paper (post-it). It is easier to organize later. If you can’t keep up or you don’t understand what a participant is saying, ask them to write their own proposals.
If somebody takes over the discussion by speaking lengthy without coming to the point, please use the universal sign of time-out.
When you come back to the original table, begin the organization of the material by clustering the different issues. Don’t rush. Probably you will go through a 10-20 minutes period of despair.
Instructions to Issue FacilitatorsInstructions to Issue Facilitators
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