• Order the required steps so as to develop a sequence and model their interaction; and • Consider how the dialogue groups can create public recognition that change is happening. The task here is to develop a detailed action plan that will assist the participants to work together to generate the change they would like to see happen and to design an actual scenario for change. Stage 5: Acting together to make things happen After building scenarios, the participants will: • Determine whether conditions within the community permit implementation of the scenario; • Determine whether capacities exist to carry through the scenario; and • Agree on who should take what steps. The main task during this stage is to develop practical ways of implementing the framework, designed in Stage 4, in the community. The key actors in sustained dialogue (SD) The purpose of this section is to ensure that participants understand who the key actors are in sustained dialogue, as well as to ensure that they understand the different roles that each of the actors may need to play. This is important, particularly when training groups of people or an organisation that wants to adopt SD as a way of dealing with community conflict. Objectives • • • • To To To To identify the key actors in sustained dialogue define the different roles that are needed to initiate and sustain a dialogue identify the qualities that are needed for initiators, moderators and conveners identify the criteria for selecting participants. Apart from providing the theoretical background on who the different actors in sustained dialogue are and what roles they are expected to play, it is also useful to use this information in a concrete example. Expected outcome An important outcome of this section is for participants to realise that there is not always a clear separation between the different key actors. In many cases, one person can fulfil different roles and accept a range of responsibilities. Exercise / ‘Who are the key actors in sustained dialogue and what are their roles? • Participants should be requested to turn to the person sitting beside them to discuss and identify the key actors in a dialogue process and their roles. This will be based on their understanding of the SD process as explained in previous sessions • Once each pair of participants has completed the task, the plenary session will recommence and each pair will be given an opportunity to report its responses • The facilitator can use this report-back period to identify the key actors in the SD process. With the aid of examples, the facilitator explains the different actors and their roles in the dialogue process. Module 3: Dialogue in community healing 41 3