Chapter 13
Nominating Questions
When moving from small- to large-group discussions it's sometimes difficult to decide what should be the focus of the large-group discussion. Nominating Questions addresses this concern by inviting participants to vote for which question or questions will be the focus for whole-group exploration.
Purposes
- To give participants control over the focus of large-group discussion
- To provide small groups practice in developing engaging questions for large-group discussion
- To avoid the loss of energy that sometimes afflicts reporting back to a group
- To ensure an organic connection between small- and large-group discussions
How It Works
- Small groups engage in a discussion of a topic or focus question.
- One person ...
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