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Ideation Warm-Up · Divergent Ideation

Discussion Sensitivity • Interactivity Foundation

Discussion Sensitivity • Interactivity Foundation is an ideation warm-up exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This divergent ideation exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. A Latino student whose cousin and best friend were killed in gang violence. He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.
  2. A student whose mother was in jail for DUI vehicular homicide.
  3. A student whose boyfriend committed suicide when she broke up with him.
  4. A student and single mom whose parents secured a court order to take custody of her child.
  5. Discussion Sensitivity Discuss.
  6. He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.
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Prompts to use +

A Latino student whose cousin and best friend were killed in gang violence. He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.

Discussion Sensitivity Discuss.

He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Discussion Sensitivity • Interactivity Foundation. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: A Latino student whose cousin and best friend were killed in gang violence. He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.; Discussion Sensitivity Discuss.; He was “saved” by a white police officer who gave him the money to leave town.. 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 Interactivity Foundation; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Interactivity Foundation.)
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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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