People Science Phone-A-Friend
Increase creative divergence and help the group generate or connect ideas.
How to run it
- In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success
- Be sure to list who recommended each phone-a-friend so that there can be a personal/warm introduction
- Resource names should be centrally collected with a short description of the above information so that
- People Science Phone-A-Friend Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Identify the most readily available key people, skills, and resources for project success.
- Process In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success.
- Then each team identifies people they know & the reason that persons skill/resource access is available.
- Logistics Flip chart or whiteboard for each small group.
- If recording resource names in a spreadsheet/Google Doc, have that set up and shared with the players.
- Cool Possibilities/Options Have live feeds to different departments already set up.
- Identify the most readily available key people, skills, and resources for project success.
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In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success
Be sure to list who recommended each phone-a-friend so that there can be a personal/warm introduction
People Science Phone-A-Friend Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Identify the most readily available key people, skills, and resources for project success.
Process In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success.
Then each team identifies people they know & the reason that persons skill/resource access is available.
Logistics Flip chart or whiteboard for each small group.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: People Science Phone-A-Friend. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success; Be sure to list who recommended each phone-a-friend so that there can be a personal/warm introduction; People Science Phone-A-Friend Timing 30 60 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Identify the most readily available key people, skills, and resources for project success.; Process In People Science groups, participants identify gaps in resources required for project success.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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