Module title: Building Partnerships Map

Activity 1

If you are carrying out this exercise with others you could work in small groups and note the common themes from the experiences of group members. As the facilitator you should draw out the point that partnerships involve a number of overlapping stages.

Note relating to all the activities in Section 2

With any of the phases discussed in Section 2, ask small groups to identify what they think the phase involves, and then feed back to the wider group. You could even turn it into a competition, awarding marks or prizes to the group that best captures a particular stage. For groups that frequently work together, you could ask them to identify elements of existing partnerships that correspond to the phases being discussed.

Activity 3

You could make this into a competition to see which group can complete the crossword first. Alternatively, adapt the questions and make it into a quiz.

Activity 4

This activity could be made into a group quiz. You could identify some key processes, such as the example of the teaming agreement used in this activity, and ask groups to decide during which stage the process may occur.

Activity 5

This activity lends itself to group discussion. You could pose the questions below to each group and ask them to discuss their own experiences and then feed back to the wider group.

Activity 6

This activity could be done with role play. Assign individuals to different hypothetical partners and present a challenge. Encourage one person to act as a facilitator to identify the phase in the Map to which the difficulty relates, and have the group develop an action plan to develop that phase and move forward.