How to run a small group discussion

Step-by-Step guide

  1. Read the Introduction and keep it handy during the discussion
  2. Choose a theme for your discussion. There are four themes in this pack: Mind and Body, Home and Community, Work and Leisure, and People and Planet
  3. There are two story sheets and one response form for each theme
  4. Decide who will write down the group’s views on the response form and make sure they are entered online or posted to us
  5. Read one of the stories in your chosen theme. You can get people toCindy read out the story sheets or pass them round, or you can use the CD-ROM or website to view all of the information together
  6. Discuss the questions about the story on the response form and write down the group’s views
  7. Read another story, discuss the questions and record the views on the response form. Repeat until you have discussed all four stories in the theme
  8. Discuss whether there is anything you would like to say about the stories in the theme, or the pack more generally, and record your points on the response form
  9. Fill in the group details and give us your contact details if you would like to keep in touch

Discussion tip: You may want to ask each person to give their views, and then see if the group can agree an answer to write on the reply form. If you cannot agree, please make a note on the reply form of the different points made.