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Ideation Warm-Up · Reflection and Learning

group - Project of How

2014-02-10 Idea Speed Dating Purpose This is a great way for a group to

15 to 30 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. One person starts making a sound and a move- ment, eg a “woop”-sound, flapping one arm.
  2. The next person connects to the first part in our machine, also making a sound and a movement.
  3. You keep repeating the sound/movement until everyone in the group is connected, making it a giant moving noisy machine! Works best with big groups.
  4. Place a large paper on a big table!
  5. Participants should grab equipment (such as images, texts, colors, photos, objects) that they feel represent the core of your project (30 min)
  6. Put all the material on the big table. Make a collage of the material you find that describe the mood or feel of your concept. (20 min)
  7. Have a look at your moodboard and pick three things that stands out. (30 min)
  8. Analyze these 3 main things and combine them into 1 idea. Visualize this 1 idea in a new way. Be creative! (60 min)
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Prompts to use +

One person starts making a sound and a move- ment, eg a “woop”-sound, flapping one arm.

You keep repeating the sound/movement until everyone in the group is connected, making it a giant moving noisy machine! Works best with big groups.

Place a large paper on a big table!

Have a look at your moodboard and pick three things that stands out. (30 min)

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.

Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: group - Project of How. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: One person starts making a sound and a move- ment, eg a “woop”-sound, flapping one arm.; You keep repeating the sound/movement until everyone in the group is connected, making it a giant moving noisy machine! Works best with big groups.; Place a large paper on a big table!; Have a look at your moodboard and pick three things that stands out. (30 min). 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 Project of How; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Project of How.)
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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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