Saturate and Group
Saturate and Group 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
- of your gathering Organize the post-its into groups of related parts
- From these themes, write what you find, discuss, then create a new set of groups
- End goal is to synthesize data into interesting findings and create insights which will be useful in creating
- Saturate and Group Timing 60 180 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Rapidly get all topics and ideas into the open and then intelligently group them for target participant participation.
- Rapidly get all topics and ideas into the open and then intelligently group them for target participant participation.
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of your gathering Organize the post-its into groups of related parts
From these themes, write what you find, discuss, then create a new set of groups
End goal is to synthesize data into interesting findings and create insights which will be useful in creating
Saturate and Group Timing 60 180 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Rapidly get all topics and ideas into the open and then intelligently group them for target participant participation.
Rapidly get all topics and ideas into the open and then intelligently group them for target participant participation.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Saturate and Group. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: of your gathering Organize the post-its into groups of related parts; From these themes, write what you find, discuss, then create a new set of groups; End goal is to synthesize data into interesting findings and create insights which will be useful in creating; Saturate and Group Timing 60 180 minutes Purpose/Objectives Quick Description Rapidly get all topics and ideas into the open and then intelligently group them for target participant participation.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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