Name of the tool

Knowing me, knowing you!

Links to the keystones
Attitudes and awareness

Aim of tool/ Brief overall description
By doing this exercise the participants get to learn more about how others perceive them and their culture (B of ABCD-crown, see references), and compare this to their owns view on themselves and their culture.

Main methods
Group work
Interactive game
Self-reflection

Description of the process and the possible stepping stones

Globingo:

• Hand out the list of strengths and weaknesses and let people chose individually 5 strengths and 5 weaknesses of their own culture.
  
  
• Form teams of 4 to 6 players and give them a stag of positive cards.
  
  
• Every player gets 5 cards to start with and the rest is piled up in the middle.
  
  
• On turn one takes a card of the pile and chooses and places in front of the player which fits best to the word on the card; they have to explain the choices. The next participants can chose if he/she takes a card from the pile or a card in front of one of the other players and does the same.
  
  
• During the game the teacher observes the interaction (verbal and nonverbal) of the participants. In case of a group that is not really getting into dialogue or a group which is not playing the game with respect he/ she intervenes by questioning the choices they’ve made.
  
  
• The game continues until every player has at least 3 cards in front of him/ her.
  
  
• After playing the game discuss the outcomes: How do the cards in front of a person (the way others view you) differ from your self-image (see list)?
  
  
• Play the game again with the cards with weaknesses.
  
  
• After playing both games, let the participants reflect personally on how their self-image differs from how others view them.
  
  
• Evaluate the process of the game. Don’t force people to react, let the participants react openly.

Instruments

• List of strengths and weaknesses
  
  
• Positive cards
• Negative cards

Equipment

The pages with the positive and negative cards have to be cut into playing cards.

References
Abram, I (2001): The ABCD of classroom education; Projectgroep ICO, Den Bosch

Franke-Griksch, M. (2006): Ook jij hoort bij ons; systemisch denken en handelen voor ouders, leraren en leerlingen; uitgeverij Het Noorderlicht, Groningen

Author
Henk Boer
Gerbert Sipman
Bernadet Tijnagel

Institution

HAN University, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Pabo Arnhem