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Rules: Each group may elect a supervisor and a public relationships person Each group starts their work without communication with the other company The supervisor, following negotiation with the facilitator, could be democratic, laise faire or a dictator The groups are given only two opportunities to send their public relationships people to meet with the other group. Each group can only use their “mother tongue” to communicate with members of the other group. When the time is up both groups have to attempt to join their bridges together; it will probably be impossible! Spend time at the end of the activity discussing how people felt about the experience, what they learned how they would approach similar activities in the future. MONITORING Do you remember that pie we spoke about earlier? If you have forgotten already just go back to this section’s introduction page and refresh your memory! Now you have it! - So with the best pie you ever cooked in your mind think about what you will have to do to ensure that you still have all those vital ingredients, that they are still fresh and relevant to your aims and objectives. For a second opinion don’t forget to include members of the young people’s social network in the tasting sessions! Monitoring doesn’t mean constantly asking the young people: “How are you?” “Are you well?” “How is your motivation level today?” Of course these are important considerations but a constant barrage of questions will not get you the answers you might be looking for, or indeed they might not get you any answers at all! So be creative, make sure that you methods that are participative, attractive and interesting. A useful tool for this purpose, which we spoke about earlier, is Hot News. For continuity you could give it a permanent status using it “Before”, “During” and “After” the activity. If you want more in depth knowledge of the group dynamic why not take a trip into deep space: