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Ideation Warm-Up · Divergent Ideation

TRIZ Workshop • WorkshopBank

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15 to 30 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High 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. Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in Open Menu Close menu Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in TRIZ TRIZ is a structured creativity technique where you ask a group to imagine how they could guarantee the worst possible outcome for a goal they care about.
  2. Participants brainstorm all the counterproductive behaviours, habits, and decisions that would ensure failure.
  3. Then you flip it: the group looks at their list and identifies which of those destructive behaviours they are already doing.
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Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in Open Menu Close menu Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in TRIZ TRIZ is a structured creativity technique where you ask a group to imagine how they could guarantee the worst possible outcome for a goal they care about.

Participants brainstorm all the counterproductive behaviours, habits, and decisions that would ensure failure.

Then you flip it: the group looks at their list and identifies which of those destructive behaviours they are already doing.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TRIZ Workshop • WorkshopBank. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in Open Menu Close menu Free WorkshopsNewsletterPricing Request DemoSign in TRIZ TRIZ is a structured creativity technique where you ask a group to imagine how they could guarantee the worst possible outcome for a goal they care about.; Participants brainstorm all the counterproductive behaviours, habits, and decisions that would ensure failure.; Then you flip it: the group looks at their list and identifies which of those destructive behaviours they are already doing.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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