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mapping_of_consequences_-_growl_meeting_in_cad.pdf Description of degrowth system at the course in Can Decreix, Cerbère, with sessions of collective construction of mental maps. This was based on the experience of R&D France with the european project RESPONDER. A presentation of the methodology was made and the results of the working are presented in a common mind map attached. It also involved Group Assembly Process.
In this section you find interesting methodologies, which have been developed or adjusted in and for the GROWL courses, especially for the degrowth context and from which organisation they were invented or adapted, so that you can also get into touch with them to get to know more about them or in case of unclearities.
Of course, you can imagine also other contents for these methods.
It would be also helpful, if you post your experience with these methods, your adjustments to other contents. Just keep the same scheme, so that they are also usable for the growing degrowth community:)…
In some GROWL courses the course organisers developed already modules, you can use straight away to set up 1,2 or 3 day workshop on a specific topic. These workshops are already very interlinked with the degrowth topic, include several ressources ( authors, texts), strategies, methods and general facilitation links.
Performance workshop on accelaration ( NEWW)
Workshop Selfreflection on accelaration
Workshop Experience ( in) efficiency and skilled society
Introduction and Refeflection on Degrowth- 4 Modules in Reading and Writing for critial Thinking (…
more… Since degrowth is about exploring a convivial way of living, we also tried to include as many convivial moments as possible within our courses. Here you can find some methods which bring people quickly together without using a lot of ressources.
Dances, Circle dances
Hugs
Music
Dance and Emotion
Massage
Each course consists out of different formats, which apply also to different types of learners and make a whole course more interesting and diverse. We made good experience to mix within the courses practical, theoretical and artistical approaches, as well as indoor and outdoor activities.
It depends also very much on the spot and season, how the whole course is composed.
Here are some suggestions and hints how to organise certain activites which are more than simple methods
Excursion
Food and Cooking Event
Degrowth Issues can be quite complex and reviel a lot of emotions and contradictions among groups. Therefore it is useful to know some methods, which allows groups to have constructive discussions, which include all opinions and people, instead of endless talks in plenary, where just a few speak and rest sleeps away.
In this section you can find some methods, we experienced through different GROWL courses as senseful group methodologies.
Warm Up Games
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The “Peripatetic walk”, is inspire the teaching while walking, following the so-called “peripatetic school”, of Aristotle (peripatoi means walking in greek). This method resembles an excursion which the group undertakes with multiple short breaks in between. The peripatetic walk is an excursion through ideas, teachings, debates or any type of content presented at different physical locations. These have been carefully selected to illustrate, provoke or facilitate an argument, or a discussion. The peripatetic walk uses the landscape as a way to connect the theory of…
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Here we will develop a methodology to bring the GROWL participants in contact with the platform, allowing it to be explored based on their needs. This work will be made together with Benjamin (HEB)
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PILOT Degrowth course – Can Decreix – Project GROWL 16-21 MAY 2014
Forum Theatre – Role play on the sources and dimensions
Sunday 18 10h-13h Can Decreix, Cerbère
COOKING CHICK PEAS
Can Decreix, Cerbère
The objectives
Teaching degrowth: explanation of sources of degrowth (the main concerns around degrowth like justice, ecology, democracy, bioeconomy, buen vivir, conviviality etc.) and dimensions of degrowth (the main areas to deal with, related to limits to growth: time, availability of resources, money, social…
more… PILOT Degrowth course – Can Decreix – Project GROWL 16-21 MAY 2014
SATURDAY MAY 17: 11h Can Decreix – 18h Portbou
Degrowth pathways: ways to comprehend and experience degrowth
11.00 Starting point: Can Decreix
11.00-11.30 Kicking-off with the local context – from voluntary simplicity to well-being. Presentation of the ideas of
Radical monopoly (Illich), Critics of technology (Ellul) washing machine,
Claudio Cattaneo & Sylvain Fisher
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