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Participation: More than just being in the Room

Participation: More than just being in the Room. Rethinking how we engage & include Alysha Herrmann . Interrupting Transmissions. An opportunity to think about how we might interrupt unjust patterns. Taking a moment to interrupt ourselves to enable reflection

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Participation: More than just being in the Room

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  1. Participation: More than just being in the Room Rethinking how we engage & include Alysha Herrmann

  2. Interrupting Transmissions • An opportunity to think about how we might interrupt unjust patterns. • Taking a moment to interrupt ourselves to enable reflection • Transmission as a process of communication • Transmission – moving from one place to another (for eg. from ‘disconnection’ to ‘leadership’) How do we ‘Interrupt Transmissions’?

  3. Who is this weirdo up the front? • Once upon a time • High school drop out at 15 • Teenage mum at 17 • Today • University Student (BA Teaching & Arts) • Theatre Practitioner (Writer/Performer/Director) • Facilitator/Speaker • Community Builder & Volunteer • Teacher & Mentor • 2011 SA Young Citizen of the Year • Then & Now • Friend/Sister/Daughter/Mother/Partner

  4. So what is Participation?? Image credit: http://sccyp.net/participation/index.php

  5. Offers and ownership Image Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morberg/3842815564/

  6. Encourage friendships Encourage Friendships between young people- lots of benefits: • They’ll keep coming to see each other • Opportunity to practice lots of ‘people skills’ (like communication & conflict resolution) • Builds foundations for resilience (we all need friends who care about us) How to encourage Friendships: • Allow ‘unstructured time’ • Provide snacks if you can • Subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) acknowledging common ground as it comes up in a session, project or activity • Trust your instincts.

  7. Be Present Be ‘present’ with young people (actually ALL people) • Actively listen – don’t be thinking about the next task, what you’re cooking for dinner or how you want to shake them for being a selfish so and so • Don’t answer phone calls!! We have voicemail for a reason. Return the call later. • Write notes if you have to/want to but ask them if it’s ok and if it’s ok to pause the conversation so you can do so, rather than looking at your computer or notebook whilst they’re talking

  8. Personal Relationships • Doesn’t mean we invite young people to our house on the weekend. • PR’s mean we show genuine care and respect and that we model this by sharing appropriate personal anecdotes, active listening and encouraging young people to engage in safe rituals with us. "What most people need is a good listening too." (Mary Lou Casey)

  9. Interrupting this transmission "I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Being willing is not enough, we must do." (Leonardo Da Vinci) Image Credit – ‘Random Girls’ Maude Davey

  10. Everyone has a story to tell “There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.” (Ursula K. LeGuin) “If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.” (Barry Lopez)

  11. Connected, empowered & resilient Image Credit: http://blog.cunysustainablecities.org/2010/03/urban-resilience/

  12. Asset Based thinking • Young people are one of our greatest assets – the solution, not the problem "The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss, but that we aim too low and we reach ."  (Michelangelo) • See the Bank of Ideas (bankofideas.com.au) for ideas on asset based thinking & other tips for your ‘working with young people toolkit’

  13. Build relationships Image Credit: http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/how-small-acts-of-building-relationships-can-improve-the-world-video.html

  14. Create ownership Image Credit: http://socialimprove.com/files/2009/03/change-in-ownership.jpg

  15. Foster belonging Image Credit: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/

  16. Enable Participation “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” (Antoine de Saint Exupery)

  17. Thankyou. Any Questions? You can find me on: • Twitter - @lylyee • YouTube - anishaz • Email - alysha_herrmann85@hotmail.com • Facebook - alysha.herrmann • http://alyshaherrmann.wordpress.com • http://pressurelands.wordpress.com • Or just Google ‘alysha herrmann’

  18. Other useful resources • Bank of Ideas - http://www.bankofideas.com.au (all quotes in this presentation thoughtfully borrowed from BOI) • TED talks - http://www.ted.com/ • Youth Gas - http://www.youthgas.com/ • Pulse28 - http://pulse28.com/ • Type this in to remind yourself that you are- http://iamawesome.com/ 'Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work' (Thomas Edison)

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