Menetelmä 3: Giving presents (sharing and receiving)

The goal of this task is that the participants begin to share their thinking from the very beginning. The purpose is to understand that sharing one's thinking is like giving a present to the other members of the group. In addition to sharing, each group member also receives these presents from the other participants.

Instructions

• there are coloured pieces of paper in front of you
• select one paper
• consider what this paper might symbolize as a present to the small group
• describe your present by writing a word / few words down on the piece of paper, put it on the table and explain the content of your present
• open your thinking to the group by explaining why you are giving them this particular present.