Aims:

• To facilitate a discussion which is inclusive to the entire group.

Basic Structure:

• Participants begin in pairs, responding to a discussion question only with a single partner.
• After each person has had a chance to share their ideas, the pair joins another pair, creating a group of four.
• Pairs share their ideas with the pair they just joined.
• Next, groups of four join together to form groups of eight, and so on.
• Repeat until the whole group is joined up in one large discussion.

Variations:

1. Participants could be required to reach consensus every time they join up with a new group.

Adapted from: www.cultofpedagogy.com/speaking-listening-techniques/