6 Building and Shifting the Discourse
6 Building and Shifting the Discourse is an ideation warm-up exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.
How to run it
- Participants will be challenged to change the world by changing our discourse about the world.
- 5.0 1 rating(s) average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 1 votes, rating(s) Learning Goals Understand how ideas shape our worldview and identify hidden assumptions.
- Recognize tactics used to make ideas gain traction and consider how these could be creatively challenged.
- Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Share these Scenarios for Memes, or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.
- Share these Scenarios for Memes , or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.
- Organize participants into three small groups (4-8 ppl).
- Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
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5.0 1 rating(s) average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 1 votes, rating(s) Learning Goals Understand how ideas shape our worldview and identify hidden assumptions.
Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Share these Scenarios for Memes, or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.
Share these Scenarios for Memes , or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.
Organize participants into three small groups (4-8 ppl).
Begin by introducing the learning goals of this activity.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: 6 Building and Shifting the Discourse. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: 5.0 1 rating(s) average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 1 votes, rating(s) Learning Goals Understand how ideas shape our worldview and identify hidden assumptions.; Previous Next Instructions Reflection Journal Practice Journal Additional Resources Activity Cluster Instructions Set Up: Prepare for the Activity Share these Scenarios for Memes, or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.; Share these Scenarios for Memes , or create scenarios of your own, for each group as handouts or a shared document.; Organize participants into three small groups (4-8 ppl).. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Collaborative Discussion Project; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Collaborative Discussion Project.)
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- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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