Kutayib
6.2. Collective impact
Session Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Understand the concept and key principles of collective impact.
Reflect on their club’s vision and its potential impact on the community.
Collaborate effectively to build a shared vision within and across clubs.
Analyse community challenges and develop actionable solutions.
Plan practical activities to create positive change in their community.
Engage in group reflection to learn and improve collective efforts.
Duration
03h 15min
Group size
Set by facilitator
Materials needed
Colored sticky notes, flipcharts, pens
Session Description
This session explores collective impact and how groups can work together to create positive change. Through interactive activities like icebreakers, reflections, and group planning, participants identify shared goals, challenges, and solutions, while learning to collaborate, engage stakeholders, and plan practical actions for their communities.
Duration: 15min
Group size: All together
Materials needed: Small ball or soft object
The facilitator/ trainer prepares sheets of 9 prompts .
examples: Has travelled abroad, speaks more than one language, plays a musical instrument…
Participants mingle to find someone who matches a prompt and get their signature.
First to complete a row, shouts “Bingo!” and thereby wins the game.
Quick debrief: What was surprising or fun to discover?
Objectives: Energize participants, encourage interaction and playfully break the ice.
Duration: 10min
Group size: Individual
Materials needed: Papers, pens
Each participant writes down responses:
What do you love about your club?
What fascinates you about other clubs?
How do you see your club in 1 year?
How will your club impact your community?
How do you want your community to be in the future?
What change do you want to see in your community in 1 year?
Objectives: Encourage self-reflection, connect personal vision to collective impact, and surface aspirations.
Duration: 15min
Group size: Groups (per club)
Materials needed: Flipcharts, colored markers, magazines for collage (optional)
Each person shares their individual reflections in their group (by club).
Together, they create a visual poster (drawing, collage, or diagram) representing their shared dreams for their club and community.
Objectives: Build a common vision within each club, foster teamwork, and encourage creativity.
Duration: 15min
Group size: All together
Materials needed: Club posters
Each group presents their visualization. ( 3min per group)
They discuss commonalities and differences.
Objectives: Identify shared aspirations across groups and lay the foundation for collaboration.
Duration: 20min
Group size: Groups (per club)
Materials needed: Flipchart, markers
Each club identifies the main problem they want to address.
The facilitator/ trainer explains the problem tree and its components
Roots = causes, Trunk = core problem, Leaves = consequences.
Objectives: Develop problem-analysis skills and identify root causes of community challenges.
Duration: 15min
Group size: All together
Materials needed: Problem trees
Each group presents their problem tree. (3min per group)
The facilitator/ trainer leads a round of constructive feedback from their peers (sandwich method = a communication method, in which a negative message is placed between 2 positive messages)
Objectives: Share and compare problem analyses to validate the relevance of issues.
Duration: 20min
Group size: Groups
Materials needed: Flipchart, markers
Each group transforms their problem tree into a solution tree:
Causes (Roots) → Actions/solutions
Core problem (Trunk) → Main objective
Consequences (Leaves) → Positive results
Objectives: Help participants shift from problem focus to solution-oriented thinking.
Duration: 15min
Group size: All together
Each group presents their problem tree.
The facilitator/ trainer leads a round of constructive feedback from their peers (sandwich method = a communication method, in which a negative message is placed between 2 positive messages)
Objectives: Share proposed solutions, highlight innovative ideas, and connect them with collective impact.
Duration: 20min
Group size: Groups
Materials needed: Activity planning template, flipcharts, markers
Each team selects one feasible solution and designs a concrete activity around it.
Key elements to include in their plan:
Activity title
Objective(s)
Target group
Main steps
Resources needed (human, material, financial)
Expected results
Objectives: Build practical planning skills, move from ideas to action, and prepare for implementation.
Duration: 20min
Group size: Groups
Materials needed: Stakeholders mapping template, pens, flipcharts
The facilitator/ trainer provides a stakeholders mapping template with four columns
Stakeholder (list as many as possible)
Level of support to the club (high / medium / low)
Influence (high / medium / low)
Actions to approach, inform, or involve them
Each group fills the template for their club.
The facilitator/ trainer circulates to support and provide guidance.
Objectives: Identify and prioritize stakeholders relevant to their club activities, and plan actionable engagement strategies.
Duration: 20min
Group size: Groups
Materials needed: Stakeholders mapping results, previous Activity Plan
Using the stakeholders mapping results and their activity Plan:
Groups discuss what s needed to make their planned activity successful.
Consider which stakeholders to involve, resources needed, timing, and possible challenges.
Document concrete next steps for implementation
Objectives: Build practical planning skills, move from ideas to action, and prepare for implementation.
Duration: 10min
Group size: Individual + full group
Materials needed: Sticky notes, flipchart
The facilitator/ trainer leads a guided conversation with questions such as:
What did you learn today about your club’s role in your community?
What surprised you in the process?
Encourage participants to link insights to real next steps.
Objectives: Consolidate learnings, encourage personal commitment, and close the session positively.