Guide to urban gardening

circle, people “join” the process and become active participants.

Process: 1. People sit down in a circle; 2. The facilitator takes a speaking totem (only a participant, who hold it is allowed to speak) and briefly introduces himself/ herself, explaining the purpose of the meeting and his/ her expectations of the meeting; 3. Then he/ she passes the speaking totem to the person sitting next to him/ her with the same questions (except for the “purpose of the meeting”), and the action goes in a circle; 4. When the speaking totem comes back to the facilitator, he/ she thanks everyone, moving on to the presentation of further activities and the purpose of the meeting.

Appreciative inquiry is a technique designated for delving into the situation by reducing the impact of prejudice. During the process, participants change the perspective of the situation from “what is going on” to “how it could be”.

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