When to use a Large Group Intervention?       print     home

When do you use a Large Group Intervention and when is a meeting with a small group more appropriate? This depends on the purpose and the circumstances. According to Bryan Smith (please click on figure to see his model) the following are important criteria:

• The desired/possible level of ownership and commitment
• The clarity of the question, the desired outcome and the route to follow
• Complexity of the issue
• Degree of uncertainty of the circumstances
• Is the outcome pre-defined or not?
• Plurality of stakeholders/agendas

In fact these criteria also hold true for Large Scale Interventions, because they comprise at least one Large Group Intervention.