AQUARIUM TECHNIQUE
Category: Joint Decision Making
Number of Participants: -200
Participant Profile: Extraverted
Expertise: No Expertise Required
Participant Eligibility: Low Eligibility
Duration: 1 Day
Budget: Low
Venue: Indoor
Online: +
What is Aquarium Technique?
Aquarium Technique allows a large group to listen and contribute to a single conversation. In the middle, there are participants in the aquarium and listeners are positioned around it.
Advantages
Allows for discussion and listening of opinions
Allows participants to wait their turn and listen
Easily separates speaker and listener
Provides information sharing and strengthens dialogue
It takes a short time and the cost is low.
Disadvantages
Consensus is not easy to come by
May make it difficult for introverts to voice their opinions
The subject may deviate from the main theme.
How to Plan an Aquarium Technique?
STEP 1: Planning the event: The participants are invited, the event is announced, the program is prepared and the necessary venue is prepared.
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STEP 2: On the day of the event: 4-8 chairs are placed in the middle and the people sitting here start the conversation with a facilitator.
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STEP 3: The remaining chairs are placed around it and the rest of the group sits on these chairs.
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STEP 4: After the progress of the conversation, the participants inside the aquarium and the outside participants are exchanged and the citizens who want to participate are given a place.
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STEP 5: When the time is up, the aquarium is closed and the facilitator summarizes the process.
