CF Large Group Intervention Methods 3

Question 1

Which principle of Open Space Technology states that participants should move to wherever they can learn or contribute most?

Accepted Answer

The Law of Two Feet

Answer

The Law of Two Feet empowers participants to move freely between sessions, ensuring engagement is always voluntary and productive.

Question 2

What distinguishes Real Time Strategic Change (RTSC) from other large group methods in terms of its primary output?

Accepted Answer

It produces a single integrated organization-wide action plan in real time during the event

Answer

RTSC is designed so that the organization leaves the event with a collectively owned, integrated strategic action plan created in real time.

Question 3

A sponsor wants to use a large group intervention but insists on pre-determining all outcomes before the event. How should a skilled facilitator respond?

Accepted Answer

Explain that pre-determining outcomes undermines participant ownership and is incompatible with large group methods

Answer

Pre-determining outcomes contradicts the core principle of emergent collective intelligence that large group interventions are designed to harness.

Question 4

In the context of large group interventions, 'divergence' before 'convergence' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Generating a wide range of ideas before narrowing to priorities and action steps

Answer

Effective large group design moves from broad exploration (divergence) to focused decision-making (convergence) to ensure both creativity and actionability.

Question 5

Which large group method is specifically designed around the '4-D Cycle' of Discover, Dream, Design, and Destiny?

Accepted Answer

Appreciative Inquiry Summit

Answer

The Appreciative Inquiry Summit is structured around the 4-D Cycle developed by David Cooperrider and associates.

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CF Large Group Intervention Methods 3