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When I started reading the WWP paper I immediately began to think of what pictures I could use to represent the elements of the situation presented to me. (I’ve used an eye in the rich picture to show this is how I see the programme.) With this particular case study I knew that I was at an immediate disadvantage. I was reading about a culture and natural environment unfamiliar to me, in an area of the world I’ve never visited.
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After a little searching on the Internet I was able to find further ideas that enabled me to start building an awareness of the imagery that I could use in a rich picture for the WWP projects.
I also learnt a bit more about both the people and area described in South Africa and discovered a little more about some of the projects. This sort of research isn’t necessary to draw a rich picture; however, it made a more satisfying experience from my point of view.
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I then thought about what elements were important to me. After three versions the rich picture started to be a more useful diagram for my own reflection. I was interested in the reaction in South Africa to the loss of biodiversity and the ending of apartheid.
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I wanted to know more about the way in which the Working for Water Programme identified certain projects.
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Structures that started to appear were international, national and local governance. The place and role of such structures would benefit from further exploration by different kinds of diagram, such as systems maps or influence and multiple cause diagrams.
Structures and activities associated with social welfare and commercial aspects of saleable goods produced by black South Africans was also a significant area of interest for me.
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I was also interested in the development and support for some communities in the 240 projects as they tackled the ecosystem restoration – I asked myself what would these emerging communities be like?
This is my rich picture of WWP, seen from my point of view and personal background. Your own rich picture might be very different to mine. However, sharing and comparing rich pictures of a situation can be a useful way to promote discussion and improve understanding between people with different backgrounds and standpoints.
Summary
Write a title for the situation of interest that you wish to explore.
Represent stable structures associated with the situation using imagery and possibly text.
Represent processes associated with the situation using imagery and possibly text.
Show how structures and processes might interact or not interact.
Include yourself and relevant personal experiences in the rich picture.
List key themes from your drawing that might be of interest for further enquiry.