The tree exercise

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Contents 1 Name: The tree 2 Time: Minimum 30 minutes 3 Goal or purpose of the exercise 4 How it's done 4.1 Describe the Problem Tree 4.2 Healthy Tree

Name: The tree

Time: Minimum 30 minutes

Goal or purpose of the exercise

To identify and analyse the nature and components of the problem and to come up with positive responses

How it's done

Describe the Problem Tree

Draw a tree with roots, a trunk, and branches with fruit. The tree represents the problem. Participants identify the roots (causes), the fruits (consequences), the trunk (the institutions that uphold the system.) You can also add the underlying principles that are found in the soil that “nurture” these root causes.

Healthy Tree

What is the healthy fruit we want to grow? What roots do we need in order to grow healthy fruit? What roots do we need to cut? What structures need to be developed for a healthy society? What needs to be resisted? What values need to be in the soil to strengthen the roots? Identify goals to grow a healthy tree, or goals to cut down an unhealthy tree. Can we answer the above questions positively?