Training Objective:

To explore community resiliency, ecological sustainability, economic sovereignty and personal agency through dialogue, experiential learning and practise.

2016 Youth Changemakers Training AGENDA

DAY 1: Thursday
14 th of April

DAY 2: Friday
15 th of April

DAY 3: Saturday
16 th of April

DAY 4: Sunday
17 th of April

8:00
9:00

S01 Welcome & Intros

- Welcome, Training
Overview & Housekeeping
- Presentations (3 min per
YCT participant)
- Do a Needs & Motivations
Circle Agreement

S04 PLAN: Visioning and

Goal Setting
- Elaborate a Web of
Experiences and Activities
- Identify patterns, goals
and resources

V02 Montsacopa Volcano

- Visit volcano and other
sites in the Garrotxa
region's capital of Olot

V01 Mas Franch

- Tour the centre
- Do teambuilding
activities and fun
cooperative games

S05 PLAN: Strategic &

operational plans
- Explore SMART goals
- Move from SWOT to SOAR
strategic analysis for social
and ecological projects
- Mention Dragon
Dreaming as a possible tool

V03 Co-ops & Collectives

- Visit a cooperative-run
caf, a libertarian worker's
union, a Social Library, and
a Hackers collective

S08 PLAN: Networks and

the FOSET Model
- Identify and explore the
activities and potential
impacts of networked
fractal organisations

S12 Process Work I

- Explore group roles and
dynamics in social and
ecological organisations

S09 PLAN: Theories of

Change
- Learn about three
theories of social change
- Develop your own theory
of change

S13 Process Work II

- Learn about different
forms of tension and
conflict that can affect
groups and organisations

S02 PLAN: Indigenous

Theoretical Framework
- Explore Indigenous
worldviews and the
Medicine Wheel
- Get introduced to the
Spider Web planning tool

S06 Communication and

Nonviolence
- Explore foundations of
communication in groups
- Practice nonviolence and
assertiveness strategies

V04 Food Sovereignty

- Have lunch at a social
justice & co-working centre
- Dialogue with members
from a community-share
(CSA) farm and from a
trade and barter collective
that trades food & services

S10 Systems dynamics &

Leverage Points
- Analyse systems dynamics
using real examples and
through experiential
learning

S14 Process Work III

- Practise conflict
resolution tools for groups
and organisations

S16 Economy
Sovereignty I
- Explore current socioeconomic challenges at the
local, regional and
international levels
- Understand concepts of
economic sovereignty

S20 Introduction to
Permaculture Design
- Explore the principles and
ethics of permaculture

S22 PLAN: Finishing

Layers
- Finalise the outline of
your plan and get feedback
from partners and small
groups

S17 Economic
Sovereignty II
- Learn about different
alternatives (tools &
strategies) that promote
economic sovereignty

S21 Introduction to
Permaculture Design
- Explore the zones and
design basics of
permaculture

S23 Short Presentations

- Present your plan briefly
to the group and get
general feedback from
other participants

S18 Economic
Sovereignty III
- Practise an economic
sovereignty tool called
STARTER in small groups

V06 Horts del Soler

- Walk along a scenic route
and have lunch in a local
historical town
- Visit 4ha of municipal
property that is being
designed using
permaculture principles

S23 Short Presentations

- Present your plan briefly
to the group and get
general feedback from
other participants

S19 PLAN: Economic

Sovereignty
- Apply an economic
sovereignty tool in your
project

S21 PLAN: Permaculture

Design
- Apply permaculture
design principles to your
plan

S24 Closing & Reflection

- Reflect upon learnings
and evaluate the training
experience

FREE EVENING

FIESTA!

BREAK
S03 PLAN: Systems
Theoretical Framework
- Explore Systems Theory
and make links to ancestral
cosmovisions in Europe and
abroad

S07 Decision making,

Consensus & Facilitation
- Learn about different
decision-making models
- Explore and practise the
consensus model
- Use facilitation
techniques

V05 Participatory
Democracy & Rural
Municipalism
- Dialogue with members of
three different grassroots
political collectives
dedicated to participatory
democracy and rural
municipalism

S11 PLAN: Identifying

Leverage Points
- Identify leverage points
specifically related to your
project

S15 Process Work IV

- Practise techniques for
creating group cohesion
and for improving a
group's effectiveness in
social and ecological
change work

18:00

FREE TIME

19:00

DINNER

20:00

DAY 8: Thursday
21 st of April

LUNCH

15:50
16:10

DAY 7: Wednesday
20 th of April

BREAK

13:00
14:00

DAY 6: Tuesday
19 th of April

BREAKFAST

10:50
11:10

DAY 5: Monday
18 th of April

Spider Web Preparation

FREE EVENING

FREE EVENING

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FREE EVENING

FREE EVENING

PLAN: Project Planning Stages and Tools