12 GENDER PERSPECTIVES ON TORTURE: Law and Practice do not simply lecture participants, but they also engage with participants through visual aids, such as videos, interactive activities, such as role plays and both small and large discussions to give dif­ ferent participants the ability to engage comfortably. Kolb’s theory focuses on learning as a process and not an outcome. The theory centers on the learners ability to perceive information through feeling or thinking through “concrete experience” or “abstract conceptualization.”39 The second dimension of the theory surrounds the way learners process or transform information through watching or doing. By understanding the variety of ways in which participants learn, the Justice Institute caters to the variety of learning styles and preferences. Flexibility in design and implementation. The Justice Institute Model provides a methodology for trainings, and is not a rigid structure. In other words, the Justice Institute Model does not apply the same overall structure to multiple communities, as every community is different and the same approach is unlikely to produce positive results in every environment. As a result, no two Justice Institutes are the same, though the approach to all Justice Institutes is similar. For example, role plays are written with stakeholders from the specific country where the Institute takes place, using stories of gender-based violence that mirror those that are typical to the community. This means that role plays will differ depending on the country, region and community. This flexibility allows trainers to address the specific needs of a community both in the types of gender-based violence the community experiences and the types of laws and remedies available, as well as the types of teaching methods that are most effective for the specific Justice Institute’s participants. Utilizing and building networks. A convening of any sort typically creates energy and growth limited to its duration. To avoid this, Vital Voices selects participants for each Justice Institute who work in the same community or region, enabling them to build networks of professionals during the training that will ensure and, in many cases, result in collaborations. These relationships can lead to further trainings and developments, allowing for sustainable, community-owned change well past the ending of the Justice Institute. Experienced and credible trainers. Vital Voices invests time in forming a dynamic and expe­ rienced training team for each Justice Institute, an essential element to ensuring its success. Ideally, the team will have a representative of each discipline participating in the course as fac­ ulty. Trainers who make up this team are respected issue-area experts, and are chosen for their experience in their chosen discipline, with most trainers having worked a minimum five years in her/his respective field. There are not strict qualification guidelines for trainers as experience and knowledge may vary depending on context, but it is essential that trainers have had a signif­ icant amount of exposure to the criminal justice system and gender-based violence in the specific environment. This experience gives trainers credibility in the eyes of the participants, and allows them to have a realistic picture of the challenges that participants face. Training teams combine community and global expertise, ensuring that participants can learn about both local and inter­ national tools. 39 See id. (defining “concrete experience” as: immediate human situations, perceived through feeling/ sensing with reliance on intuition and “abstract conceptualization” as: logic, ideas, concepts, analyzing or systematically planning).