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Ideation Warm-Up ยท Divergent Ideation

Personal Buzzfeed

Personal Buzzfeed is an ideation warm-up exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.

Under 5 minutesTIME
Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
Medium cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Participation Architecture This divergent ideation exercise strengthens Participation Architecture, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. In People Science groups collectively choose a topic of interest
  2. Just like the website buzzfeed, each person has 2 min to share their thoughts on that topic while an
  3. Share key ideas in a large group each group will most likely have a very different topic
  4. Do round two later in the day where each participant can self-select what topic they want to follow up on
  5. and dive into more detail with others who share the same topic/category interest
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Prompts to use +

In People Science groups collectively choose a topic of interest

Just like the website buzzfeed, each person has 2 min to share their thoughts on that topic while an

Share key ideas in a large group each group will most likely have a very different topic

Do round two later in the day where each participant can self-select what topic they want to follow up on

and dive into more detail with others who share the same topic/category interest

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Personal Buzzfeed. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In People Science groups collectively choose a topic of interest; Just like the website buzzfeed, each person has 2 min to share their thoughts on that topic while an; Share key ideas in a large group each group will most likely have a very different topic; Do round two later in the day where each participant can self-select what topic they want to follow up on. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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