ORID Focused Conversation Method was developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), a global organization dedicated to advancing social innovation through participatory methods.
It is a structured approach to group discussion or individual reflection, often used in facilitation, decision-making, and problem-solving contexts. ORID stands for:
Objective
This stage focuses on gathering facts and data. Participants share observations, describe what they see or hear, and discuss the raw information without interpretation or judgment. Questions might include: “What did you notice?” or “What facts do we know?”

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