2-4-ALL Brainstorming Technique
Why use it Everyone's Involved: Gives everyone a chance to share their ideas, no matter how shy they are.
How to run it
- Invite everyone to reflect silently on the question or challenge for one minute.
- Pair people up to compare their first ideas and notice what becomes clearer.
- Join pairs into foursomes and ask each group to build one stronger answer together.
- Harvest the strongest patterns from each foursome into the whole group.
- Why use it Everyone's Involved: Gives everyone a chance to share their ideas, no matter how shy they are.
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Invite everyone to reflect silently on the question or challenge for one minute.
Pair people up to compare their first ideas and notice what becomes clearer.
Join pairs into foursomes and ask each group to build one stronger answer together.
Harvest the strongest patterns from each foursome into the whole group.
Why use it Everyone's Involved: Gives everyone a chance to share their ideas, no matter how shy they are.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 2-4-ALL Brainstorming Technique. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Invite everyone to reflect silently on the question or challenge for one minute.; Pair people up to compare their first ideas and notice what becomes clearer.; Join pairs into foursomes and ask each group to build one stronger answer together.; Harvest the strongest patterns from each foursome into the whole group.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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