Tool Selection Worksheet		page contents Generic Example Go On
Generic		The following worksheet is just a selection process to get the right tool--it doesn't automatically kick out an answer or make a decision for you. But filling out this worksheet will help you consciously choose a tool that will work within your particular situation. Worksheet Step Questions Need What is the problem? Purpose What do I want to accomplish? Resources What funds, time, and other resources are available? Possibilities What possible tools could I use? Viability What is the situation? Who is involved? Given that, which tools won't work and why? Combinations Which tools can I combine to work effectively? Best fit Which combinations work best in this situation and why? Select Which set of tools will I use? Apply Adapt the tool to your situation. Talk with participants about how the tool will be applied. Be sure to record how the tool was used and your results. Monitor Get feedback from participants. How well did it work? What could we improve?
Example		Worksheet Example Step Questions Need I have an small, empty patch of ground in my yard. My kids want to garden. Purpose Get the patch ready so my kids can plant pretty or useful plants. Resources Half an hour, $15, a shovel, a neighbor's small rototiller. Possibilities Shovel, glass, ax, spoon, rototiller, rake, dandelion picker. Do it myself or ask the kids to do it. Viability I don't have much time, and the kids only want to plant. Glass will break. Spoon, axe, and dandelion picker take too long. Combinations Use shovel, then rototiller. Use rototiller, then rake. Best fit Rototiller and rake take less time and produce finer soil. Select Rototiller and rake. Apply Took about 45 minutes because the rototiller got caught on rootballs. Talked to kids about planting. Kids got seeds while I worked. Monitor Had to untangle rootballs. Next time, weed first. Plan more time and get kids to weed. Task complete--kids enjoyed planting.
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