Five Steps To Tactical Innovation: Course Syllabus

Five Steps to Tactical Innovation
Course Syllabus
Essential resource materials for this course:

New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners, available free on-line in both
English and Farsi:
English:
https://www.newtactics.org/en/ToolsforAction/TheNewTacticsWorkbook/Readordownloadfile
s
Farsi:
https://www.newtactics.org/fa/tools/new-tactics-human-rights-resource-practitioners
Lesson 1: Introduction to strategy and tactics

Pre-test (scenario-based and 12 knowledge multiple choice questions)
Readings
1. Introduction to Lesson 1
2. New Tactics Methodology
3. Key Terms (refer to this again, as needed)
4. Need for New Tactics (Johnson) – online:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/02needfor
newtactics.pdf
5. Introduction to New Tactics Notebook (Goldstone) – online:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/01contents
intro.pdf
Webinar
Date and time: Wed. Feb. 2, 2011, 8pm Tehran time

Nancy Pearson: “How will tools for strategic and tactical thinking help you better
achieve your goals?”
Discussion
(Note: Discussion questions to be determined)

http://www.tavaana.org · http://www.newtactics.org
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Lesson 2: “Know Yourself”: Overview of defining your problem and vision
Readings
2. Violence Prevention Tactic example
3. Readings – Case Studies from New Tactics Book listed in the assignment below
Pre-Webinar Assignment:
See “Lesson 2 Exercise in defining problems and goals”
1. Identify problems and goals that specific tactics address
a. Use this form ( Tactical Case Study form) to identify what you think is the
specific problem and the specific goal of each of five tactics described briefly
in the New Tactics Notebook
i. Community Mediation, p. 44 (Nepal) – online:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/06p
reventionremoving.pdf
ii. With the Flick of a Switch, p. 53 (Turkey) – on line:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/07i
nterventionresistance.pdf
iii. Going Door to Door to Find Allies, p. 122 (South Africa) – on line:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/14b
uildingbuilding.pdf
iv. Legal Education in Rural Areas, p. 145 (Thailand) – on line:
uildingawareness.pdf
v. Making Your Point with Mapping, p. 149 (Lebanon) on line:
uildingawareness.pdf
2. Choose your own specific problem and goal to work on during the course
3. Read and use “Choosing a Problem and Goal form” to help you decide what is
important to you that you would like to change.
a. Fill in the boxes with one sentence describing your choice of specific problem
and one sentence describing the goal you would like and send the form to
Nancy Pearson for review at nt.tavaana@gmail.com.
b. Join the webinar, ready to talk about your chosen problem.
Webinar
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Nancy Pearson: Step One and Two: “Know Yourself”-- Identifying the problem
and vision you want to work on; and the importance of
practicing self-care.
Post Webinar Assignment
1. Read Self Care: Caring for your most valuable resource from the New Tactics
Book, pages 164-165- on line:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/18tools.pdf
2. Use the Self Care Plan form to help you develop a plan for yourself for self-care.
3. Send your plan to Nancy Pearson for review at nt.tavaana@gmail.com.
Discussion
Lesson 3: “Know Your Terrain”: Introducing and Using the Tactical Map Tool
Reading
2. Tools for Achieving Your Goal
Pre-Webinar Assignment
1. Read Age 10 and Divorced: Nujood Ali and the Fight Against Child Brides in
Yemen and answer the following questions about the case:
a. What is the Center Relationship?
b. Identify and list the Direct contact relationships?
c. Identify and list the Indirect contact relationships? Start with local, then
national and international levels)
2. Come to the webinar with your answers to these questions.
Webinar

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Nancy Pearson: Step 3: “Know Your Terrain”: Introducing and Using the Tactical
Map Tool
1. Practice tactical mapping, using your own problem and goal example.
a. Read Tactical Mapping Instructions
b. Create your own tactical map, using colored markers, if you have them,
to indicate the nature of the relationships you have identified.
c. Identify a target for action, based on your map, using the Tactical Map
Target form
i. Why do you think it is a good target?
ii. What would be your goal for affecting this target?
d. Send this completed form to Nancy Pearson for review at
nt.tavaana@gmail.com.
Discussion
Lesson 4: “Know the Terrain, Know Yourself and Know Your

Opponent”: Introducing and Using the Spectrum of Allies tool
Readings
1. Introduction to Lesson 4.
2. Tactic case examples from the New Tactics Book:
a. “Training Victims as Human Rights Monitors” (p. 59) – online:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/07inter
ventionresistance.pdf
b. “Civilizing the Bureaucrat”(p.72) – online:
ventionpersuasion.pdf
c. “Mock Tribunals” (pg 74) – online:
ventionpersuasion.pdf

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1. Using the tactic case examples from the New Tactics Book listed above, choose
TWO of the examples and answer these questions as you read each case:
a. Identify the problem
b. Identify the goal
d. Identify who is the target(s) of the tactic
e. Identify the allies and opponents listed in the case study
2. Review Case Study from previous lesson: Age 10 and Divorced: Nujood Ali and the
Fight Against Child Brides in Yemen
a. Review your list from the Lesson 3 assignment. You had listed all the
direct and indirect contact relationships for developing the tactical map.
b. Use your list and place each direct and indirect contact relationship on
the “Spectrum of Allies” form.
3. Come to the webinar with your answers.
Webinar
Nancy Pearson: Step 3: “Know the Terrain; Know Yourself and Know your
Opponent – Using the tactical map to create a spectrum of
allies”
1. Using the tactical map you created for your problem, create your own Spectrum
of Allies.
a. Draw a half circle and divide into five wedges for Active allies, Passive
allies, Neutrals, Passive opponents, and Active opponents.
b. Write down each individual, group or institution you mapped on the
section of the spectrum where you think it fits.
c. When you are done, review the target chosen from your tactical map in
Lesson 3 – does this still look like the best target?
d. Circle the target(s) you now think are the best ones for your problem.
e. Fill in the form—Spectrum of Allies form, showing where each individual,
group or institution was placed on your Spectrum of Allies and type your
choice of targets.
2. Send to Nancy Pearson for review at nt.tavaana@gmail.com.
Discussion

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Lesson 5: Explore and Select Tactics
Readings
2. REVIEW: The Need for New Tactics (Johnson), pp 16-18 – online at:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/02needfornew
tactics.pdf
3. Need for New Tactics Examples
4. Case Study: A Struggle from the Ground Up: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in
South Africa – online at: http://www.tavaana.org/viewcasestudy.jsp?
restrictids=nu_repeatitemid&restrictvalues=2071502000341267154215274
Use the Case Study: “A Struggle from the Ground Up: The Anti-Apartheid Movement
in South Africa” – online at: http://www.tavaana.org/viewcasestudy.jsp?
restrictids=nu_repeatitemid&restrictvalues=2071502000341267154215274
1. Identify as many tactics as you can find

2. Identify the target(s) for each tactic
3. Using the Six Reasons form identify where each of the tactics might fit
Webinar
Date and time: Wed. March 2, 2011, 8pm Tehran time

Nancy Pearson: “Step four—Exploring and selecting targets and tactics”
1. Read How to Explore and Select Tactics

2. Read Adapting Tactics, New Tactics Book, p. 161 – online at:
3. Using your own problem, goal, tactical map, and spectrum of allies
a. Choose one target
b. Identify your objective (smaller goal) for that target (what do you want
that target to do; or in what way do you want that target to help move
you toward your goal.
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c. Identify several tactics that could be used with that target.
d. Identify if any of these tactics will be adapted from the cases you learned
about during this course.
4. Type your answers in the Select Target and Tactics form
Discussion
Lesson 6: Step five - Creating an action plan, applying strategy and

tactics
Readings
2. Read Adapting Tactics, New Tactics Book, p. 161 – online at:
3. Review Case Study from Lesson 4: “Mock Tribunals” (pg 74) – online:
https://www.newtactics.org/sites/newtactics.org/files/resources/09intervention
persuasion.pdf (NOTE: this case will be used in the webinar)
4. Read Case Studies choose at least 2 case studies from each section of the New
Tactics book that have not been used during the course (at least 8 case studies).
Online at:
https://www.newtactics.org/en/ToolsforAction/TheNewTacticsWorkbook/Reado
rdownloadfiles
a. Prevention Tactics
b. Intervention Tactics
c. Restorative Tactics
d. Tactics for Building Human Rights Cultures and Institutions
5. Read at least ONE Case Study from the Tavaana website that has not yet been
used in the course.
1. Use the Adapting Tactics questions in the New Tactics Book, p. 161 – online at:
2. Review the case examples available in the New Tactics Book (or the case studies
on the Tavanna website) to find one that could be adapted to your problem.
Answer these questions:
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a. Which tactic did you choose?
b. For what target and for what goal?
c. What would have to change to work in your situation?
3. Tactics and targets will be shared – consider the following questions for how
tactics will need to be adapted for your context in the Discussion.
a. How effective is the tactic in reaching the objective outlined for the
target?
b. Is the choice of target and tactic(s) effective in making progress in
moving the strategy toward the goal?
c. What dangers need to be considered or are being encountered?
d. What can be done to adjust the tactic in order to minimize the
danger?
e. If dangers cannot be minimized what other tactic could be used
instead?
f. What was learned from this course that will be helpful to you in the
future?
Webinar
Date and time: Wed. March 9, 2011, 8pm Tehran time

Nancy Pearson: “Step five - Creating an action plan, applying strategy and tactics
to put it all together”
Discussion
1. Fill out Strategy and Tactics Summary Form

2. Fill out the Course Evaluation Form

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Essential resource materials for this course:

Lesson 1: Introduction to strategy and tactics

Date and time: Wed. Feb. 2, 2011, 8pm Tehran time

(Note: Discussion questions to be determined)

Post Webinar Assignment