Dedalus and Arianna

Focus Groups

The focus group methodology was elaborated to accompany trade union meetings intended to reach two goals:

• fostering cross-contamination between participants (it should be remembered that the project involves different stakeholders: EWC members, worker representatives and trade union officers), so as to bring out problems and benefits, opportunities and critical points.
• adequately structuring a meeting to analyze specific situations and elaborate proposals, considering positive and negative aspects together.

This methodology is thus a tool intended to support a practice, that of meetings involving worker representatives and trade union officers, that is already commonplace. The added value lies in the adoption of a schematic, yet flexible approach to implement a process including:

• Identification of the issue.
• Highlighting positive and negative aspects.
• Identification of solutions or improvements.
• Resources needed to take the necessary steps.
• Necessary operational tools.
• Actors involved in the solution or improvement action.

MATERIALS FOR THE FOCUS GROUPS

		How to realize the focus groups

		Methodology for focus groups