TRIZ
“Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.” .
How to run it
- . “Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”
- . “Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”
- . How Space Is Arranged and Materials Needed
- Unlimited number of small groups of 4 to 7 chairs, with or without small tables
- Everybody involved in the work is included
- Everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute
- “Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”
- “Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”
- How Space Is Arranged and Materials Needed
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. “Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”
. “Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”
“Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”
“Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: TRIZ. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: . “Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”; . “Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”; “Make a list of all you can do to make sure that you achieve the worst result imaginable with respect to your top strategy or objective.”; “Go down this list item by item and ask yourselves, ‘Is there anything that we are currently doing that in any way, shape, or form resembles this item?’ Be brutally honest to make a second list of all your counterproductive activities/programs/procedures.”. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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