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Hewlitt, A.; Barnard, G.; Fisher, C. 2005.

Chat show as a knowledge sharing methodology

The pitch:

The chat show is used as a metaphor to encourage eperience sharing in an in!ormal and

!un en"ironment. #t re$uires minimal preparation on %ehal! o! participants so can %e set up ina wor&shop en"ironment where the participants are not &nown to each other or theorganisers.

#t's a com%ination o! the !ish(%owl and panel discussion !ormats. The chat show's open circlela)out encourages greater participation than the !ish(%owl and its in!ormal nature is lessintimidating than a panel discussion.

Participants:- Chat show host *the li"elier, the %etter+- -( Guests- General audience. Audience can %e an) si/e %ut smaller si/ed audiences can help

promote participation.

Layout:

nough chairs to seat the general audience *1 guests are laid out in a semi(circle, dou%lesemi(circle i! necessar). A chair !or host is placed at the !ront with guest chairs alongside.

Process:

*Allow !or a minimum o! hour, maimum o! .5 hours !or the process3

Host opens the chat show sitting on a chair at the !ront, welcomes the audience and

introduces the theme o! show. Host pro"ide an intro which encourages the chat show metaphor *eg. 4m) !irst guest

will %e well &nown to )ou, he was !ormerl).. and in"ite )our !irst guest to come down!rom audience 6 encourage clapping

As& the guest - $uestions, pro%ing !or interesting details

#n"ite net guest and repeat 6 the $uestions ma) %e the same !or all three guests or

tailored according to particular eperience A!ter all - guests, in"ite $uestions !rom audience

As& a couple o! contro"ersial $uestions to all three guests and encourage de%ate

%etween them 7on't ta&e notes while still in chat show !ormat, need to come out o! role and re!lect

on what was said *8ote9 not sure what was meant %) the last part o! the sentence.

Can )ou clari!) :ideo the chat show, i! possi%le

Tips:

ith larger groups o! 0(50 people, run 2(- chat show sessions in parallel and let

participants choose the chat show that is o! greatest interest to them.


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=olicit chat show host "olunteers !rom among the wor&shop participants. #t helps i!

the) are li"el) and energetic 6 pla) acting wor&s %ut discourage the host !rom4pla)ing dum% which might %e irritating !or guests

#! the potential host is etremel) close to or passionate a%out the su%>ect matter it

ma) wor& %etter i! the) are a guest on the show rather than the host( the metaphor

can %rea& down i! the host is too controlling or tal&s too much nsure that the host has at least 0 minutes to get to &now his?her guests.


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The chat show as a &nowledge sharing methodolog) was de"eloped colla%orati"el) %)Allison Hewlitt *Bellanet, Geo!! Barnard and Catherine Fisher *#7= and used during theKnowledge Sharing for Development: Africa Regional Program wor&shop organised %)G78 in Fe%ruar) 05. #! )ou ha"e !eed%ac& on the approach or stories a%out using it, pleasecontact Catherine onc.!isherEids.ac.u&or Allison on ahewlittE%ellanet.org
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