Deepening 2
Exercise 2 (30 minutes)
This exercise builds on the previous exercise. The trainer guides the participants through the following steps:
- Divides participants into two teams and alerts the teams they will have 20 minutes to build on the work they just concluded.
- Asks Team A to brainstorm ways to avoid or mitigate the risks that were identified in Exercise 1. Participants should list these on a single list of chart paper. Team A should take the following into consideration:
∘Assuming they may not have all the answers, who are the key people they could ask for help and recommendations? - Asks Team B to create guidelines that their office (or any office) might follow when trying to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment and the safety plan (or action plan) to implement recommended solutions. Team B should take the following into consideration:
∘Who are the key colleagues who would have to be involved in any comprehensive risk assessment? (Generic titles are fine:
e.g., “managing editor.”)
∘Who will have to make key decisions in order for safety-related changes, such as new policies, to be implemented?
∘What would a reasonable schedule look like?
∘What tools could be used in the office to educate colleagues about changes in security policies when they are rolled out? - When 10 minutes are left, asks teams to present their findings.