Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible is a structured group exercise for context sharing: it helps participants share useful personal or project context.
How to run it
- “How do we create a mobile device…with no battery?”
- “What would a browser be…without an Internet connection?”
- minutes to 1 hour, depending on the size of the group
- For the next 30 minutes, working in pairs or small teams, the groups develop approaches to accomplishing the “impossible.” They may consider these broad questions or develop a set that is more specific to the challenge:
- What new benefits or features might emerge from this constraint?
- Why is this a typical constraint or requirement? Is it just a customary assumption?
- Duration: 45m - 60m Participants: 4 - 12 by Cristina Larcher for ETB Library Use Method Goal Per creare qualcosa di nuovo, oppure migliorare/modificare qualcosa in modo significativo, che sia un prodotto, un servizio o ad es.
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Prompts to use +
“How do we create a mobile device…with no battery?”
minutes to 1 hour, depending on the size of the group
For the next 30 minutes, working in pairs or small teams, the groups develop approaches to accomplishing the “impossible.” They may consider these broad questions or develop a set that is more specific to the challenge:
Duration: 45m - 60m Participants: 4 - 12 by Cristina Larcher for ETB Library Use Method Goal Per creare qualcosa di nuovo, oppure migliorare/modificare qualcosa in modo significativo, che sia un prodotto, un servizio o ad es.
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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: Mission Impossible. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: “How do we create a mobile device…with no battery?”; minutes to 1 hour, depending on the size of the group; For the next 30 minutes, working in pairs or small teams, the groups develop approaches to accomplishing the “impossible.” They may consider these broad questions or develop a set that is more specific to the challenge:; Duration: 45m - 60m Participants: 4 - 12 by Cristina Larcher for ETB Library Use Method Goal Per creare qualcosa di nuovo, oppure migliorare/modificare qualcosa in modo significativo, che sia un prodotto, un servizio o ad es.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Gamestorming; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (2 sources observed, including Gamestorming, SessionLab.)
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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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