Foundational Prosocial

Facilitator Training Canvases

                   
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Prosocial Personal Matrix Canvas – For exploring individual interests together

Inner thoughts and feelings

What people cannot see
[3] What thoughts and feelings might show up to get in the way of [1] What matters most to me about being a part of this group?
me moving toward [1] and [2]? (Consider values, needs and overarching purposes)

TOWARD
AWAY

Noticing 2
dimensions
of my
[4] If there was a camera on the wall, what might it see me doing experience [2] If I was really living in line with what matters in [1] what would I be
when in the grip of the thoughts of feelings in [3]? doing in this course?

[4a] How workable are the strategies in [4] in the short and long term?

Outer Actions
What people could see me doing if they were with me

[5] What strategies might help me to hold the left hand

side of this map with awareness and self-compassion?

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Use this to gather
information about
group performance on
each of the core design
principles. The blue
ring can be used to rate
effectiveness on the
principles (1-5 with 5
being high
performance). For a
“matrix-like”
experience, the green
ring could be used to
record behaviors
moving the group
TOWARD better
performance on the
principle while the
outer ring can be used
to record what is
happening to move the
group AWAY from the
principle. Alternatively,
you can just ignore the
green ring and use the
whole area (green +
white) for recording
observations about each
principle.
Prosocial Collective Matrix Canvas – For building shared identity and purpose together
Complete this matrix in relation to your whole group. Although it is just you completing this matrix, try to
image what others in the group might think.
Inner thoughts and feelings
What people cannot see
[3] What thoughts and feelings might hook me or others and get in the way
of moving toward [1] and [2]?
e.g. “I don’t have enough time”, “It’s Paul’s job to look after the class”, NERVOUSNESS
about making a mistake, “I won’t ever see these folks again”…
Replace these examples with your own responses.
Choose one or more of the following orienting questions:
[1] What matters most to US as a group? What shared values and
aims should we hold to?
e.g. outcomes: forming working relationships, learning Prosocial,
enjoyment, creating a helping culture in the group; processes:
experiential learning, everybody gets to speak and share, speak up if
group process is unhelpful, being kind …
Replace these examples with your own responses.

TOWARD
AWAY

Noticing 2
dimensions
of my
[4] What might people see us doing when we are hooked by the experience [2] If we were really living in line with the values in [1] what
thoughts of feelings in [3]? would we be doing more of or less of?
e.g. Missing sessions without explanation, not speaking up when e.g. Giving everyone a voice, preparing for each session, notifying Paul
dissatisfied, failing to prepare … if going to be absent, …
Replace these examples with your own responses. Replace these examples with your own responses.

[4a] How workable are the strategies in [4] in the short and long term?

Outer Actions
What people could see me doing if they were with me

[5] What strategies might help us hold the left hand side
of this map with awareness and compassion?

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For this exercise, please choose a principle from CDP2-CDP8. Then complete the matrix thinking about a
group you care about. Although it is just you completing this matrix, try to image what others in the group
might think. The examples given here relate to CDP3. Replace with your own ideas for the principle you are [5] Given what we have
examining. identified, what
Inner thoughts and feelings
What people cannot see
strategies might help us
hold our left hand side
[3] What thoughts and feelings might [1] What matters most to US about
with awareness and
hook me or others and get in the way of implementing this principle?
compassion?
e.g. be patient and kind to
moving toward [1] and [2]? e.g. for CDP 3 Giving everyone a voice, better decisions
from diverse opinions, increasing engagement, … ourselves when we first try
e.g. “We will take too long”, “I will lose control as leader”, out different approaches, talk
Replace these examples with your own responses.
“Some people will obstruct and be negative”, … about a ‘learning culture’, talk
Replace these examples with your own responses. playfully about failures as
‘learning opportunities’, …
Replace these examples with
your own responses.
Noticing 2
dimensions
AWAY of OUR TOWARD
experience [6] Voting/agreement
[4] What might people see us doing when [2] If we were really living in line with the on most critical next
we are hooked by the thoughts of feelings values in [1] what would we be doing more of steps from [2] & [5]
in [3]? or less of? Learning probes
e.g. Keep on telling people, pretend to be inclusive by e.g. Try out doing ‘rounds’ in our next meeting, study and SMART goals …
consulting but just do what we have always done, … maybe adopt a “consent based decision making” approach in Replace these examples with
Replace these examples with your own responses. the team, … your own responses.
Replace these examples with your own responses.

Outer Actions
What people could see US doing