Method guide · Arrange people and ideas
Picture yourself
Represent one aspect of oneself in a chosen form, check its meaning with a partner, and control whether and how it is shared.
- People
- 6–20
- Base procedure time
- 40 minutes
- Recording
- Individual record
Purpose: Begin together; Explore through dialogue.
English guide
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How this method works
A dialogue method for expressing one aspect of oneself in one's own way and checking meaning and sharing boundaries with a partner. Choose drawing, arranging ready-made shapes, words, or passing, and make the representation on one sheet. In pairs, the maker explains the meaning and the partner returns what they understood. If it is wrong, correct it to the maker's words. For everyone, choose self-introduction, the partner introducing confirmed content, or no sharing; the maker takes the work home. Do not use whether someone introduces or the work's content for participation assessment, and return the work to its maker there and then. Do not use this where alternatives to drawing or a choice to decline whole-group sharing cannot be provided.
Phase schedule
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- Choose drawing, shapes, words, or passing0–3 minutes from the start (3 minutes)
Action: Choose. Participation: Everyone.
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- Represent one aspect of oneself on paper3–15 minutes from the start (12 minutes)
Action: Make. Participation: Individually.
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- The maker explains the meaning in pairs15–25 minutes from the start (10 minutes)
Action: Speak. Participation: Pairs.
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- Check the partner's understanding with the maker25–30 minutes from the start (5 minutes)
Action: Check. Participation: Pairs.
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- Choose sharing and introduce in thirty seconds30–40 minutes from the start (10 minutes)
Action: Introduce. Participation: Everyone or no sharing.
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Facilitation steps
- For 3 minutes, explain that each person may choose drawing, arranging ready-made shapes, words, or passing without making anything.
- For 12 minutes, each person draws, arranges, or writes one aspect of their present self on blank paper.
- For 10 minutes, work in pairs, with five minutes each for the maker to explain the work's meaning and the extent they want to share.
- For 5 minutes, the partner returns their understanding to the maker; if it is wrong, correct it to the maker's words.
- For 10 minutes, choose self-introduction, a partner's introduction of confirmed content, or no sharing. If sharing, actually introduce for no more than thirty seconds per person, then return the work to its maker.
If something changes
If
When making begins, one or more people want a form other than drawing.
Then
Let them choose arranging ready-made shapes, writing words, or passing without making anything.
If
During the paired check, the maker indicates on one or more occasions that the partner's understanding is wrong.
Then
Do not retain the partner's interpretation; restate in the maker's words and check again with that person.
If
Immediately before whole-group sharing, the maker chooses not to share.
Then
Do not introduce the work or meaning; return the work to its maker.
Preparation
Materials
- One blank sheet per person
- One broad-tip pen per 2 people
- 10 plain shapes per person that can be selected without cutting
Room and setup
- Individual making surfaces and enough space for two people to talk
Adjust for people and time
With 6–20 people, form pairs simultaneously. With an odd total, obtain the person's consent for one assistant facilitator to join; if an assistant cannot be provided, do not run this with that number. Whole-group sharing is limited to thirty seconds per person. With 21 or more, use a separate session; no one other than the maker retains work or introduction content.
Safety and non-applicable situations
Offer non-drawing alternatives, passing without making, and no sharing. Treat the maker's words as authoritative and do not retain a partner's rejected interpretation. Share only in the chosen manner and extent, return work immediately, and do not assess participation from the work or introduction choice. For an odd total, require consent and an available assistant rather than proceeding without the source's condition.
Manuscript's recorded references
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- Seeds for Change Facilitation Tools: Picture yourself
https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/tools
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- Conditions for applying anti-copyright
https://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/resources
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