Momo — More Monitoring Action in the EU
Momo — More Monitoring Action in the EU

Power molecule

Awareness Monitoring yourself Power

Time

90 min

Group size

5-30

Applicable to
digital tools

YES by external softwares

Difficulty

Rated 2 out of 5

Time

90 min

Group size

5-30

Applicable to digital tools

YES by external softwares

Difficulty

Rated 2 out of 5
This activity aims to make a ‘molecule’ diagram of the different relations of power everyone has in their daily life, making participants reflect on its pervasive presence, on its particular nature and, therefore, on how everyone can use it
Instructions
This activity aims to make a ‘molecule’ diagram of the different relations of power everyone has in their daily life, making participants reflect on its pervasive presence, on its particular nature and, therefore, on how everyone can use it
Instruction

THEORY OF REFERENCE

call to refl-action 4

GOALS

  • Understanding the number and variety of social roles played in personal life
  • Recognizing the power as a part of our social identity and as a goal of self-discovery

AGE OF PARTICIPANTS

13 years old

METHODS

Brainstorming, collective discussion

EQUIPEMENT

Pens, A4 papers

MATERIALS

Not Provided

ESCAPE GAME

Not provided
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Instructions

  • Make the participants answer in their mind the question ‘Who am I?’ (2 min)
  • Ask participants to think about the spheres of their life where they have power (such as family sphere, school, work, consumption etc.) and represent them on the paper as circles. Have them draw the circles as big as the participant feels their roles is on them. Then, ask the participants to draw a line to represent how the spheres relate to each other (see the image) (5 min)
  • Ask the participants to reflect on the feelings their roles in these spheres make them experience and write adjectives depicting these feelings close to the spheres (e.g. angry, sad, happy, etc) (5 min)
  • Ask the participants to put a plus sign next to the spheres in which they would like to have more power, a minus close to those in which they would like to have less power and a equal next to ones in which they feel to have the right amount of power. Try to underline that sometimes you can feel sad for a role in which you are powerful and the opposite: these relations of power are not linear sometimes (5 min)
  • Now ask the participants to take a new piece of paper and draw or list the roles in the order of importance in their life they would like them to be, in a growing order (5min)
Encourage the group to discuss their power-spheres (10-20 min) NB: Be careful not to make the participants feel weak but try to analyse together their situation and have them see the way to empower themselves

POSSIBILE VARIATION

Not provided

DIGITAL TOOLS

You can use a combination of digital tools to facilitate different aspects of the activity. Here are the tools you can consider:

  1.          Use a video conferencing tool like Zoom, or any other platform that supports online meetings and breakout rooms.

  2.          Use online collaborative whiteboard platforms like Miro or MURAL, which allow participants to create and draw circles and lines to represent the spheres of their life and how they relate to each other, write adjectives, prioritize spheres and etc.

  3.          Utilize the chat or messaging features within your video conferencing platform for participants to communicate during the activity.

    4.     Track your Time by using online stopwatch or timer website. For example, you can use websites like Online-Stopwatch.com.

    Before the activity, make sure participants are familiar with the tools you plan to use and provide clear instructions on how to access and use them. Test the tools and your workflow in advance to ensure a smooth and efficient online session.

Momo — More Monitoring Action in the EU