En-en adult introduction
This phase is about presenting how the three-hour workshop will proceed and creating comfortable and trustful environment for the players. There are no definite rules about the introduction, but there are some important points to cover nonetheless.
Icebreaker
It is recommended to start with an icebreaker, before even presenting the Collage. This gives the players the opportunity to get to know each other, while ensuring that everyone gets to speak, not only the facilitators and the most assertive players. Here are a few examples of icebreakers:
- asking the players to introduce themselves briefly
- organising an evolutionary rock-paper-scissors game [FR]
- "if you were an animal, what would you be?"
- "tell us one beautiful thing you have seen today"
Presentation of the workshop
To start with, telling the players that they need to connect the cards from causes to consequences is enough. Each card presents a concept that can cause or be caused by another card. If necessary, use two cards as an example.
It is recommended to ask the players not to read the text in the back of the card (or in the caption in Mural) for the first batch, in order for them to fall for the melting sea ice trap and, also, to work together as a team.
Make it clear that collaboration is essential. You can then present the timescale by introducing the different phases of the workshop and the batches of cards.
The facilitator's posture
Il est important de préciser le role de l'animateur·rice :
- Faciliter l'animation
- Laisser les participant·e·s réflechir
- Inciter les participant·e·s à collaborer pour corriger des liens qui pourraient être faux
- Ne pas être un·e expert·e
L'origine du jeu
Origine scientifique
L'animateur·rice peut rapidement préciser que le jeu se base sur les rapports du GIEC qui sont consensuels dans la communauté scientifique et donc que le contenu du jeu n'est pas critiquable d'un point de vue scientifique
Le créateur
Il est aussi possible de préciser que le jeu a été créé par Cédric Ringenbach pour expliquer les changements climatiques à ses élèves en école d'ingénieur.
Une fois cette partie terminée, on peut passer à la partie intellectuelle