Information for G02963

Tips for trainers: the Snowball technique (PLA 54)
Michael K. McCall, Holly Ashley, Giacomo Rambaldi
Journal article
This article describes the Snowball technique. This method was used at the Mapping for Change conference during parallel working group sessions and was very effective in facilitating discussions. Snowballing (or pyramiding) involves participants working first alone, then in pairs, then in groups of four, and then in groups of eight. The participants work on an issue by responding to particular questions, e.g. lists of keywords, or answers to a valued question, or they are asked to agree or disagree with a given phrase. The participants are also asked to give the reasons for their responses.
Read how it was done, and what the participants themselves thought of the approach.
Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) is the world's leading series on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. PLA publishes articles on participation aimed at practitioners, researchers, academics and activists. All articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. See: www.planotes.org
Article in: PLA 54. Guest-edited by: Giacomo Rambaldi, Jon Corbett, Michael K. McCall, Rachel Olson, Julius Muchemi, Peter A. Kwaku Kyem, Daniel Wiener, Robert Chambers
Keywords: training, facilitation
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Publication information
- IIED code: G02963
- Published: Apr 2006 - IIED and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA).
- Theme: Monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Series: Participatory Learning and Action 54
- Source pub: Participatory Learning and Action 54 – Mapping for change: practice, technologies and communication
- Language:
English