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Silence - Netflix Style

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

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
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. Participants/gathering attendees are given to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter
  2. Participants/gathering attendees are given 5-10 minutes to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter.
  3. Logistics Every person needs to have a printed copy of the powerpoint/presentation.
  4. 2SWLRQDO provide a pen and clipboard to each player to use to jot down notes as they read through the.
  5. SUHVHQWDWLRQ Cool Possibilities/Options After reading through the presentation, have players break into People Science groups and respond to a.
  6. list of prepared questions before coming back as a group.
  7. If the material is dense or has definitive sections, split the presentation in half or thirds or fourths , and.
  8. have half of the players read one half, and half read the other half.
  9. After they read, have them come together and explain what they read to each other before coming together as a group to respond to questions/ This ensures understanding of the material Consider these questions as you read .
  10. Reading to give you something to argue against.
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Prompts to use +

Participants/gathering attendees are given to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter

Participants/gathering attendees are given 5-10 minutes to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter.

Logistics Every person needs to have a printed copy of the powerpoint/presentation.

2SWLRQDO provide a pen and clipboard to each player to use to jot down notes as they read through the.

SUHVHQWDWLRQ Cool Possibilities/Options After reading through the presentation, have players break into People Science groups and respond to a.

list of prepared questions before coming back as a group.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Silence - Netflix Style. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Participants/gathering attendees are given to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter; Participants/gathering attendees are given 5-10 minutes to read through the PowerPoint/presentation that would normally be walked through by the creator/presenter.; Logistics Every person needs to have a printed copy of the powerpoint/presentation.; 2SWLRQDO provide a pen and clipboard to each player to use to jot down notes as they read through the.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Relationship Makers Handbook; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Relationship Makers Handbook.)
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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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