creative - Project of How
creative - Project of How is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Pin or tape up about three to seven flip chart pages around the room. Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these. It’s good to have a mixture or colors.
- Start with drawing a doodle on one of the papers. Let the participants start to extend the doodles. The idea is that people will add to what is already on the paper. The assignment is done when all flip charts are full (but not overloaded) with doodles.
- Ask people what shapes they see in the pictures, what it reminds them of and then how this can be brought back to create ideas to solve the problem at hand.
- Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these.
- It’s good to have a mixture or colors.
- Start with drawing a doodle on one of the papers.
- Let the participants start to extend the doodles.
- Do Think crazy Use a lot of colors Use a lot of paper to draw different doodles on Don’t Be structured Let everyone particip
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Pin or tape up about three to seven flip chart pages around the room. Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these. It’s good to have a mixture or colors.
Start with drawing a doodle on one of the papers. Let the participants start to extend the doodles. The idea is that people will add to what is already on the paper. The assignment is done when all flip charts are full (but not overloaded) with doodles.
Ask people what shapes they see in the pictures, what it reminds them of and then how this can be brought back to create ideas to solve the problem at hand.
Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these.
It’s good to have a mixture or colors.
Start with drawing a doodle on one of the papers.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: creative - Project of How. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Pin or tape up about three to seven flip chart pages around the room. Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these. It’s good to have a mixture or colors.; Start with drawing a doodle on one of the papers. Let the participants start to extend the doodles. The idea is that people will add to what is already on the paper. The assignment is done when all flip charts are full (but not overloaded) with doodles.; Ask people what shapes they see in the pictures, what it reminds them of and then how this can be brought back to create ideas to solve the problem at hand.; Have enough flip chart pens so everyone can write on these.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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