Step Inside
Step Inside encourages participants to actively consider a topic, situation, or person from multiple perspectives. It fosters empathy and deeper understanding by prompting individuals to imagine the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of others.
Use this method when you need to foster empathy, explore diverse viewpoints on a complex issue, or help a team understand the needs and motivations of a specific user group or stakeholder.
Solves: Lack of empathy or understanding between team members or towards a target audience; superficial analysis of complex situations.
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Step 1: Introduce the topic or subject to be explored. (2 minutes)
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Step 2: Individually, participants choose a specific perspective related to the topic and imagine themselves 'stepping inside' that role. (5 minutes)
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Step 3: In small groups, participants share their imagined thoughts, feelings, and motivations from their chosen perspective. (10 minutes)
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Step 4: As a whole group, debrief the experience, discussing insights gained and any shifts in understanding. (10 minutes)
- Encourage participants to fully immerse themselves in their chosen perspective, even if it differs from their own.
- Create a safe space for sharing diverse viewpoints without judgment.
- Assign specific perspectives to participants to ensure a diverse range of viewpoints are considered.
- Use visual prompts, such as images or videos, to stimulate imagination and empathy.