Pitch It - Free Energiser
Pitch It - Free Energiser 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
- Give each group a set of commonly available items (e.g. a pencil, a notebook, a wristwatch, etc.)
- Give each group 5 minutes to brainstorm as many ways as they can think of to sell the items to the rest of the participants.
- After the 5 minutes are up, have each group present their ideas to the rest.
- Encourage the participants to ask questions and give feedback on the presentations.
- Discuss as a large group, what makes a good sales pitch and what strategies the groups used to make their items appealing to potential buyers. Ask the participants to write down any reminders this energiser has provided.
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Prompts to use +
Give each group a set of commonly available items (e.g. a pencil, a notebook, a wristwatch, etc.)
Give each group 5 minutes to brainstorm as many ways as they can think of to sell the items to the rest of the participants.
After the 5 minutes are up, have each group present their ideas to the rest.
Encourage the participants to ask questions and give feedback on the presentations.
Discuss as a large group, what makes a good sales pitch and what strategies the groups used to make their items appealing to potential buyers. Ask the participants to write down any reminders this energiser has provided.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Pitch It - Free Energiser. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Give each group a set of commonly available items (e.g. a pencil, a notebook, a wristwatch, etc.); Give each group 5 minutes to brainstorm as many ways as they can think of to sell the items to the rest of the participants.; After the 5 minutes are up, have each group present their ideas to the rest.; Encourage the participants to ask questions and give feedback on the presentations.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: TrainerBubble. (1 source observed, including TrainerBubble.)
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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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