Congratulations on facilitating a community deliberation with your peers! In order to complete your Communicating Across Difference Credential , please fill out this short reflection form and upload a photo from your deliberation. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, simply reach out to us at programsupport@closeup.org!
1. Thinking back to when you were a participant how did your thinking evolve during the deliberation? What specifically caused that shift (evidence, a peer’s perspective, a question, new information)?
4. When the conversation became tense, quiet, or one-sided, how did you respond? What would you do differently next time to ensure more balanced participation?
5. From your planning guide, list the 4-6 questions you used during your facilitation. These questions may have helped to establish an open environment, encouraged participants to explore a different perspective, invited a participate to clarify their perspective, decreased tension, or reflected on what they learned.
6. Choose one of the following:
Based on your experience as a participant and/or facilitator, what do you see as the benefit and value of deliberation? How is this different from other forms of discourse (e.g. debate)?
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How do you plan to use your facilitation and deliberation skills moving forward (please give specific examples)?
