D. Distribute blank flipcharts and markers to each group. Give them
20 minutes or so to work. Ask them to list the names of the people
in the group on the chart somewhere and to post their flipcharts
along one wall, next to each other.
E. Have the groups report out their assets maps:
1. Ask each group to report a few items from the center their
individual skills and capacities.
2. Then ask for some examples from the second layer local
associations.
3. Finally ask for some examples from the outer layer institu
tions.
F.
Raise the following questions or comments to encourage discus
sion:
1. As you look at all the individual and group skills, connections
to organizations and associations, how does that make you
feel about this group? (Proud, capable, empowered, etc.)
2. We can call these flipcharts assets maps or strength maps. Who
created them? You did; you are the ones that know your own
strengths. As an outsider, I am impressed and excited to work
with you!
3. When community members do an inventory of their capacities
or skills and identify their linkages to one another or to groups
and institutions, a creative process begins to happen in which
people start thinking and sharing ideas for projects. As com
munity facilitators, we can help people develop their ideas
into visions and goals, and mobilize their assets by connecting
individuals to groups, groups to institutions, institutions to
institution, and so on. Sometimes, the best thing we can do is
help people who know link up with those who want to
learn. Have these assets maps already sparked ideas in you
for collaborative work? What are they?
STEP II. Creating Deficits Maps
(30 minutes)
Trainer Note: Depending upon the time available, this part of the session
can happen differently. Read through the steps and use the ones that you can
accommodate in your schedule.
A. Ask participants, in their groups, to do a second map. This time,
they should focus on deficits, issues, or problems that might affect
a potential project:
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