Do, Redo & Undo
The exercise opens with the group brainstorming answers to a simple question: “What mistakes can and will be made?” “What would happen if a group of monkeys tried to use it?”
How to run it
- hour or more, depending on the complexity of the existing
- The group should be given time to walk through and digest this example. The exercise opens with the group brainstorming answers to a simple question: “What mistakes can and will be made?”
- “What would happen if a group of monkeys tried to use it?”
- “What happens if we pull the plug? Where is the plug?”
- In generating the initial list in Post-Up, the group has identified at least one Worst-Case Scenario. Their task now is to address the items by focusing on three possible solutions:
- Do: Change the design or plan to avoid the problem altogether. This takes the issue off the table.
- Redo: Provide a means for altering action while it’s being taken. This may be a course correction or a buffering of the situation’s impact.
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“What would happen if a group of monkeys tried to use it?”
In generating the initial list in Post-Up, the group has identified at least one Worst-Case Scenario. Their task now is to address the items by focusing on three possible solutions:
Redo: Provide a means for altering action while it’s being taken. This may be a course correction or a buffering of the situation’s impact.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Do, Redo & Undo. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: “What would happen if a group of monkeys tried to use it?”; In generating the initial list in Post-Up, the group has identified at least one Worst-Case Scenario. Their task now is to address the items by focusing on three possible solutions:; Redo: Provide a means for altering action while it’s being taken. This may be a course correction or a buffering of the situation’s impact.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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