Submitted by Sonia Nikitin, Université Lyon 2
Tags: Ludic, collective, processual
A tool to promote collaborative communication and attitudes relating to the solidarity paradigm for people working together in arts and culture (and other relevant sectors). Its purpose is to give participants a chance to express what values are important to them in their collaboration, to understand how others think and what is important and necessary for them to work and communicate together. The workshop also provides inspiration and an opportunity to reflect on how the team wants to deal with possible conflict. Because they will jointly face fictional but possible conflict scenarios during the workshop, participants have the chance to recognise and identify mechanisms that, although often invisible and opaque, cause tensions and difficulties, especially when participants come from different contexts.
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In which way is this method alternative?
Because they will jointly face fictional but possible conflict scenarios during the workshop, participants have the chance to recognise and identify mechanisms that, although often invisible and opaque, cause tensions and difficulties, especially when participants come from different contexts.
The workshop is based on simple exercises. It encourages discussion of the values that seem to make up the concept of solidarity and aims to harmonise the different approaches, experiences, and thoughts represented by the participants. The main goal is to help the team formulate their own mutual framework of values to support the development and sustainability of solidarity within the team. We believe that it can help teams establish shared, mutually beneficial values and principles of cooperation and should be promoted on a systematic, institutional level.
Settings and participants the method is best suited for
This Gamified Workshop Toolkit is designed to be played in a group setting of four to eight people. If there are more than eight people, it is best to split into two groups. You will then need two sets of cards. The game can best be played sitting around a table or in a circle, as you would in a regular card game. You do not necessarily need a table to play the game.
