2012 Homeless State Coordinators Meeting
SHARING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES THROUGH
INTERVIEW DESIGN
3 PARTS
Interviews – Each person asks a question of the
person opposite him/her and person opposite
asks a question; MOVERS move one seat to the
left; 3 minutes per question; 6 minutes per round
 Table discussions –Participants with the same
question (noted by color of the question sheet) will
meet and debrief; develop a summary
 Whole group discussion – A recorder/reporter at
each table will summarize the comments on the
question addressed; five report outs

HOW TO GET STARTED
Go to one of the sets of chairs facing one another
and find a seat
 Each seat has a question sheet on it – this will be
your question to ask of each of your colleagues
 You may be in a STAY row or a MOVE row – if you’re
in a MOVE row, you will move to your left upon
signal and ask your question again and respond to
the question your partner asks
 There are five questions – you’ll have five
interviews/responses for your question (take notes
on the sheet provided); you will respond to the
other four questions

WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE DOESN’T HAVE A
PARTNER?
Look around to see if other groupings are not
even; NCHE staff will help direct you
 If there are only nine people in a set, the person
without a partner will join in the conversation of
the pair next to him/her for the first round, then
ask his/her question in subsequent rounds.
 If there is an extra person, that person will pull up
a chair next to the I STAY row and participate in the
discussion of the pair next to him/her
 The extra person may choose which table
discussion/question to debrief after the break

TIME LINE
9:30 Go to seat groupings
9:45 Interviews begin – 3 minutes per question; 6
minutes per round (NCHE staff will assist)
10:30 Break
10:45 Go to tables with table tent that corresponds
to the color of your question; each person shares
11:15 Group answers questions on summary sheet;
recorder writes notes
11:30 Each table reports on its question
EMBRACE THE CHAOS!