Individual Perspectives
Individual Perspectives is a circle dialogue exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.
How to run it
- The gathering leaders/organizers come up with 6 to 12 questions that they want each player to answer
- They should be challenging and drive iteration towards the objectives and outputs, as well as some of the intangible, cultural, political barriers that could prevent success
- Give each person a large 11x piece of paper
- Depending on the group size, assign People Science teams for each person to share their paper/white
- Each participant provides an individual response to those questions and reports out at the end of the allotted time Print out questions on one page per person.
- Allot X time 10-25 minutes for each person to complete in silence.
- ERDUG Debrief small group discussions or directly apply each group to one large problem being solved.
- Logistics Every person needs to be able to see the questions or print out a copy for each person/send it to them.
- Every player should have a minimum of 3 colors and an 11x piece of paper to answer on.
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Prompts to use +
The gathering leaders/organizers come up with 6 to 12 questions that they want each player to answer
Give each person a large 11x piece of paper
Depending on the group size, assign People Science teams for each person to share their paper/white
Each participant provides an individual response to those questions and reports out at the end of the allotted time Print out questions on one page per person.
Allot X time 10-25 minutes for each person to complete in silence.
ERDUG Debrief small group discussions or directly apply each group to one large problem being solved.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Individual Perspectives. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: The gathering leaders/organizers come up with 6 to 12 questions that they want each player to answer; Give each person a large 11x piece of paper; Depending on the group size, assign People Science teams for each person to share their paper/white; Each participant provides an individual response to those questions and reports out at the end of the allotted time Print out questions on one page per person.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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