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Ideation Warm-Up · Divergent Ideation

Team Role Development • WorkshopBank

Team Role Development • WorkshopBank is an ideation warm-up exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.

15 to 30 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. It is best used at the start of the project but can be used as a 'reboot' if you sense relationships are going a little off course.
  2. The aim of Team Role Development is to build relationships between team members of the same team or between multiple team units.
  3. Objectives To identify synergies between different roles within a team or across departments.
  4. To identify key issues and develop solutions.
  5. To create an action plan for better collaboration.
  6. When you want to generate a collaborative list of team building ideas.
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Prompts to use +

It is best used at the start of the project but can be used as a 'reboot' if you sense relationships are going a little off course.

The aim of Team Role Development is to build relationships between team members of the same team or between multiple team units.

Objectives To identify synergies between different roles within a team or across departments.

To identify key issues and develop solutions.

To create an action plan for better collaboration.

When you want to generate a collaborative list of team building ideas.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Team Role Development • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: It is best used at the start of the project but can be used as a 'reboot' if you sense relationships are going a little off course.; The aim of Team Role Development is to build relationships between team members of the same team or between multiple team units.; Objectives To identify synergies between different roles within a team or across departments.; To identify key issues and develop solutions.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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