Hot Potato Tags Timing
Hot Potato Tags Timing 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
- The board should pass through each person's hands at least twice
- for each People Science Team to discuss
- that you want the group to define/level set, or topics you want feedback on
- Each topic should have its own clipboard
- Instruct the teams to write as much as they can down for each topic in a 30 second window
- Then pass the clipboard to the next team member
- Each clipboard should make it around the circle twice
- Share with larger group
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Prompts to use +
The board should pass through each person's hands at least twice
for each People Science Team to discuss
that you want the group to define/level set, or topics you want feedback on
Each topic should have its own clipboard
Instruct the teams to write as much as they can down for each topic in a 30 second window
Then pass the clipboard to the next team member
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Hot Potato Tags Timing. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: The board should pass through each person's hands at least twice; for each People Science Team to discuss; that you want the group to define/level set, or topics you want feedback on; Each topic should have its own clipboard. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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