Thursday November 30th; afternoon three wallpapers working on setting goals silent discussion transfer
Transferability of methods used
- Isn’t it too abstract for volunteers?
- It is
- No, for me I can imagine to use it with some opened + creative groups and I appreciate very much the spiritual aspect!
- It’s not abstract, it just refers to several channels or senses people are open for. Some are open for one sense, some for other senses
- With a good guiding through, I think that everybody will find his way. I’m for sure enjoying it very much thanks a lot.
- Not necessary to do things because of doing
- When you start this kind of workshop I think it is important to relax. I will use this way later on.
- FUTURE BASING – I think can be used at mid-terms for setting future evs-plans.
VISUALISATION + MANDALA for some groups or in the free time/optional
in mid-terms, some volunteers would like it for sure. - I would need time to reflect on the mandala,
time for myself to connext all my thoughts and ideas from the first step with the visualisation
time to reflect it with others (pairs or group of three) - I agree about a need to have a space to share the emotions afterward
- The working on one case in a group of three was very fruitful and inspiring although it was not my project/goal
- Very good to have a help of others to see the situation from other point of view
- An idea would be a walking-session: people in pairs go to a walk outside & talk about their vision (goal) ask questions from each other …
or then you go for a vision to a silent walk. For the next 30 minutes you are not supposed to talk. Go to a forest & see, what ist becoming possible. Then you come back & draw your vision. - Be aware of ‘New Age’ counter-reactions?! (change/adapt language unsed!)
Other Examples Of Good Practise Ii “Setting-Goals” In EVS Trainings
- Action Plan (can this be explained in more detail. Please?)
- Practical goal: next step exercises. Question is: What do you still need to do before you start your EVS?
- The one I send in the application (Piret)
- Midterm:
- Building a big structure on the ground – crossroads: studies, travel, work, other voluntary service, other possibilities
- Take a silent walk to see how you feel in the different choices, describe for you the consequences and the ways to get there
- Open Café discussion with tables: travel, studies, work, etc
- Closing circle
-some right and left foot (cut of out paper) on the floor
Right stand for possibilities: studies, work, travelling, etc
Left stand for places: stay in EVS country, come back to your country, go to another county
Each participant stands at both foot according to his/her choice
- “future – workshop” (Robert Jungk)
3 steps (in very short words):
1. Describing, analysing the situation
2. dreams, utopias, wishes
3. the smallest steps for realisation
- On the scale of satisfaction of my project put your project - x(0 to 10). Why it is like that: 1…2…3…(reasons)
Then make x PLUS 1 and explain, what is needed to improve your project by 1
- One of the last days in the seminar.
1. Looking at – impulses
- ideas
- New perspectives
- things I did not think about or forget
- ways I observed (got to know how other volunteers (in the group) organise their time, work, how they deal with problems, obstacles in the distance I had on the seminar
2. From this ideas, impulses…What do I want to take into my life/my work/my project?
3. Concrete aims, concrete steps, concrete things I want to start with
4. What do I need? What kind of support of the group could help me to put it into real?
5. counselling
Or:b pairs to give mutual support / coaching in the weeks after the seminar (per telephone, per e-mail, per visit….)
- GROW model (Goals, Reality, Options, Will)b
General Recommendations For Work on This Topic
- Integration of different learning styles fits very much various participants. It may confuse them, but that’s ok.
- Yes!
- An idea would be also to show a movie or tell a story how compelling vision makes a difference …
- Can already be introduced at much simpler level from pre-departure stage …
setting goals until next meeting etc. …
this one is much more personal-life-futures-orientated
(otherwise goal setting has different objectives at different moments – but it’s a good ‘habit’ to learn!) - Sometimes people set goals like: someone else has to change, or do this and that. In that case it should be stressed that goals have to be defined as: What I would like to change.
- One aspect that is missing for me is How? On what principles of behaviour in everyday life keep me closer to that vision.
- I think that if it is an open question as for the goals (not necessary the life goals ok EVS) everybody may find something for him/her and focus on this. People may work on different ‘levels’ as we did here according to our plans
- Working with setting games is challenging: not everybody is used to do it. Maybe some examples of goals/ areas would help. Also your own stories/ examples how setting goals/ visioning has helped you in your life. It would help to get it more personal & real.
- -I agree that in the starting moment it is important to have the direction more clear & precise, in which the participants are invited to work on their personal goals this would help them to find the right goals for them.
- - How do you know which are the “right” goals?
o.k. - Is there a need for volunteers to set goals in EVS?
(or what to do with volunteers who don’t want to set goals?) - -For sure the volunteers are in a moment in their lives, where they are searching for ways and possibilities, to give them tools to look on the EVS goals would be helpful knowledge,
which they could transfer on the future-life at U.
they understand to ask themself what I want & need and how I can go for it, it would be a very good knowledge for their way of life. But still someone might say, I don’t want to limit myself and set goals, I want to be open for all the opportunities & changes EVS offer me they might as well spontaneous pop up and give me direction. Maybe focussing on certain goals makes me not recognize these things … - This theme is important. As a trainer I think most important part is how to motivate participant to work on this topic.
-It is also important to give everyone chance to choose how much they want to work with their goals.
