To explore patterns of interaction within a network and understand how these patterns can be managed to support engagement and understand/address conflict effectively. This tool is useful when people are not working well with each other.

A facilitator introduces the Circle of Coherence diagram, explaining the “vital space”, the four quadrants around it and their connections. Participants identify key actors (themselves, others) and identify where they are within these quadrants.

For those in the constructive patterns zone, participants think of strategies to maintain engagement as the project evolves; for those outside, they identify strategies and actions to bring them back leveraging their drivers (inspirations, recognition, safety, shake up). Map these ideas on a flipchart and encourage participants to write specific actions to improve relations!

• Rope and pieces of paper to recreate the Circle of Coherence on the floor; or Circle of Coherence recreated on a whiteboard; or on a big enough piece of paper (e.g. flipchart paper or A0/A1)
• Flipchart 
• Blocks of sticky notes, one for each participant
• Sharpies or pens
• Bring your own project to explore!