A bread workshop changes who leads the room
Bread Houses Network developed a workshop around an ordinary task: feeling dough, shaping it and making bread together. In its Bread in the Dark format, blind facilitators lead sighted participants in a darkened setting. The task gives the group a shared focus and changes who can confidently guide it.
BG BulgariaIn practice. A Bulgarian programme put blind facilitators in charge of a shared bread-making experience.
What to keep in view
The photograph shows hands at a Bread Houses workshop. Check the organiser for current sessions of the specific format.
Learning through the hands
Dough gives immediate feedback through weight, resistance and texture. The organisers use kneading as a starting point for conversation. The most transferable part of the design is who leads the session and what everyone can do together.
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