Participatory SWOT Analysis
Participatory SWOT Analysis 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
- Explain the purpose of the analysis and how each category contributes to a comprehensive view.
- Strengths: Internal aspects that create an advantage.
- Weaknesses: Internal factors that hinder success.
- Opportunities: External factors that can be leveraged.
- Threats: External risks that could have a negative impact.
- Divide the group into small teams, assigning each a quadrant.
- Ask each team to reflect on their quadrant and write ideas on sticky notes or in a list.
- Gather each team’s ideas and complete the overall matrix (on a board, large paper, or digital tool).
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Explain the purpose of the analysis and how each category contributes to a comprehensive view.
Strengths: Internal aspects that create an advantage.
Threats: External risks that could have a negative impact.
Ask each team to reflect on their quadrant and write ideas on sticky notes or in a list.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Participatory SWOT Analysis. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Explain the purpose of the analysis and how each category contributes to a comprehensive view.; Strengths: Internal aspects that create an advantage.; Threats: External risks that could have a negative impact.; Ask each team to reflect on their quadrant and write ideas on sticky notes or in a list.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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