Snowball

Aim of the method To create visual material support / put ideas in visuals
Duration It depends on the number of participants
Participants number More than 4 people
Materials Flipcharts, paper, and markers
Detailed instructions Each participant gets the papers and a marker; they have 3 minutes to draw their ideas about a given topic/question individually.

Participants go in pairs and share and discuss their ideas. They have 15 minutes.
Pairs merge in groups of 4 and again share and discuss their ideas. They have 15 minutes.
Groups of 4 merge into groups of 8 and share and cluster their ideas. They have 20 minutes.

Participants return to the big group, share and cluster their ideas, and put them on a poster.

Tip: At the end of each merging, they can draw the selected ideas again. Or trying to draw the collection/mixture of them. To make it more creative and support the visual process of the teams.

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