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==== Adaptive Action Cycle ==== | ==== Adaptive Action Cycle ==== | ||
- | (placeholder text) | + | This feedback technique is designed for iterative processes which can benefit from periodic cycles of evaluation and adaptation. At the core of the technique are three seemingly simple questions: what, so what and now what. When asking " |
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+ | At FoAM we used this technique very informally in short debrief sessions, as well as in formal evaluation workshops. In both cases it provided an unobtrusive framework to structure the conversations and to give the participants a feeling that the feedback is not just looking back, but it actually encourages the beginning of the next phase of a process or project. | ||
- | This technique is originally designed for iterative processes. The Adaptive Action Cycle is developed by Royce Holladay of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute. | ||
=== Process === | === Process === | ||
- | | + | The Adaptive Action Cycle is a simple structured conversation in three rounds of a minimum of 15 minutes per round. If a co-present meeting is not possible, this technique can work as a written questionnaire as well. |
- | * So what? So what worked? So what didn’t work? So what are the implications of our work? | + | |
- | * Now what? Now, what needs to change? | + | * Step 1: Frame the session as a debrief that will allow the group to look back and look forward on a process they recently completed) |
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+ | * Step 2 (optional): In a small group you can simply guide the participants through the conversation, | ||
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+ | * Step 3: The first round of conversation focuses on __**What?**__: What did you do? How did you do it? How do you feel about it? What do you not know yet? | ||
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+ | * Step 4: The second round begins with inquiring __**So what? | ||
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+ | * Step 6: Summarise conversations. If you are working in one group you or another participants summarise the key points that were brought up during the three rounds. If you worked with the breakout groups, each table moderator briefly reports the key points, while you cluster and summarise the whole conversation and make a brief report at the end. Ask the participants if you forgot or misinterpreted anything and allow a few minutes for additions. Make sure that the next steps are clearly defined and that people know how to proceed. | ||
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