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TACTICAL THINKING

TACTICS, STRATEGY & CREATIVITY

ARTICLES & GUIDES

Overview of Tactical Mapping Eight-pages Tactical Mapping (Article)* Two-pages [Croatian] [Spanish] [Tetum (East Timor)] [Turkish]	These articles provide an overivew of Tactical Mapping, a method of visualizing relationships sustaining human rights abuses (ie. institutions, individuals...). Such a map can be used to track the nature and potency of tactics available to affect these relationships. See also 'Visualizing Information for Advocacy' by the Tactical Technology Collective.
Tactical Mapping (Tool)* [Croatian] [French] [Spanish] [Turkish]	A guide for creating a tactical map using the example of "A Tactical Map of the Issue of Torture".
Sample Tactical Map*	Image of a tactical map as it is being created.
The Need for New Tactics (Article)* [Bangla] [Hebrew] [Spanish]	Six reasons that new tactics are needed in human rights work.
The Need for New Tactics (Guide)* [Croatian] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] [Tetum (East Timor)]	A guide with examples of how others have used new tactics effectively in human rights work.
Understanding Strategy and Tactics* [Croatian] [Russian] [Tetum (East Timor)]	A guide for thinking about why strategies and tactics are important in your work.
Developing Creative Tactics and Strategies [Croatian]* [French]* [Hebrew]* [Russian]* [Spanish]*	Learn, step by step, how to adapt and use innovative strategy to advance and enhance human rights work globally
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action* [Tetum (East Timor)]	Publication from The Albert Einstein Institution.

EXERCISES & GROUP ACTIVITIES

A Big wind blows* [Tetum (East Timor)]	This trust-building and "get to know you" game can be used a few times over the duration of a multi-day workshop. As trust levels increase, the statements can get more risky...
Creating Ground Rules* [Croatian] [Tetum (East Timor)]	This quick exercise will allow a group to establish its own set of rules and principles. When self-generated, rules are more likely to be "owned" by the group. If participants do not respect the rules, you can refer back to the list to re-centre behaviour.
Creating a Tactical Timeline (Exercise)* [Croatian] [Tetum (East Timor)]	Designed by Nancy Pearson and Philippe Duhamel for the Asia Regional Workshop of the New Tactics Project, August 2005.
Stories under the Baobab* [Croatian] [Tetum (East Timor)]	We will tell stories of our struggles and look at what makes our efforts successful.

TOOLS FROM TRAINING FOR CHANGE (trainingforchange.org)

Creating a Buddy System*

[Croatian] [Tetum]

How to set up a Buddy System.

Flip the Blanket*

[Tetum]

A tool to build trust and learn about group dynamics through a group challenge and a tool that can help define strategy, tactics, and leadership roles.

Myth Reality Value (Info)*

[Croatian] [Tetum]

A tool to help you base a campaign on broader societal values.

Myth Reality Value (Exercise)*

[Tetum]

Spectrum of Allies (Diagram)*

[Tetum]

A tool to examine social forces and groups, spread across the spectrum from those who are the most active supporters to those who are the most dedicated opponents.

Spectrum of Allies (Exercise)*

[Tetum]

Vision Gallery (Exercise)*

[Tetum]

An activity used with "village" groupings (issue-based clusters) to help us envision goals that may feed our strategizing exercises.

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