TIME SAVERS
TIME SAVERS 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
- Too many reports to write
- You probably have your own special techniques for saving time.
- In this fast-paced team game players to share a variety of time-saving tips.
- Purpose To identify practical strategies for reducing the impact of different time wasters.
- Players 6 to 30 Time 45 minutes to 1 hour Supplies Blank envelopes Index cards Timer Whistle Preparation Prepare the time-waster envelopes.
- Select four or five major time wasters in organizational settings.
- Write a different time waster on the face of each envelope.
- He uses the time wasters that were identified as the top five in the previous game: Trying to completely satisfy customers Too many reports to write Lack of planning Delays in budget approval Inability to say "No" Flow of the Activity Organize the players.
- He uses the time wasters that were identified as the top five in the previous game: Trying to completely satisfy customers Too many reports to write Lack of planning Delays in budget approval I
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Too many reports to write
You probably have your own special techniques for saving time.
In this fast-paced team game players to share a variety of time-saving tips.
Purpose To identify practical strategies for reducing the impact of different time wasters.
Players 6 to 30 Time 45 minutes to 1 hour Supplies Blank envelopes Index cards Timer Whistle Preparation Prepare the time-waster envelopes.
Select four or five major time wasters in organizational settings.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TIME SAVERS. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Too many reports to write; You probably have your own special techniques for saving time.; In this fast-paced team game players to share a variety of time-saving tips.; Purpose To identify practical strategies for reducing the impact of different time wasters.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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