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Ideation Warm-Up ยท Divergent Ideation

X Factor - Free Energiser Training Course Materials

X Factor - Free Energiser Training Course Materials 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
Pairs, Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
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. Optional - a pre-prepared list of songs related to the training topic
  2. Explain to the participants that they will compete in small groups to sing as many songs as possible related to the training topic you have chosen.
  3. Place participants into small groups with a maximum of five groups.
  4. Ask the groups to spend five minutes brainstorming songs that relate to the training topic you have selected. They should be discrete while doing this, so that the other groups do not hear their ideas.
  5. Go round each group, asking them to sing (or speak if they are not feeling confident) the lyrics from the songs on their list. If another team has already sung a song, they are not allowed to use it.
  6. The winning team is the one that sings the highest amount of songs.
  7. . Explain to the participants that they will compete in small groups to sing as many songs as possible related to the training topic you have chosen.
  8. . Place participants into small groups with a maximum of five groups.
  9. . Ask the groups to spend five minutes brainstorming songs that relate to the training topic you have selected. They should be discrete while doing this, so that the other groups do not hear their ideas.
  10. . Go round each group, asking them to sing (or speak if they are not feeling confident) the lyrics from the songs on their list. If another team has already sung a song, they are not allowed to use it.
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Prompts to use +

Optional - a pre-prepared list of songs related to the training topic

Explain to the participants that they will compete in small groups to sing as many songs as possible related to the training topic you have chosen.

Place participants into small groups with a maximum of five groups.

Ask the groups to spend five minutes brainstorming songs that relate to the training topic you have selected. They should be discrete while doing this, so that the other groups do not hear their ideas.

Go round each group, asking them to sing (or speak if they are not feeling confident) the lyrics from the songs on their list. If another team has already sung a song, they are not allowed to use it.

. Explain to the participants that they will compete in small groups to sing as many songs as possible related to the training topic you have chosen.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: X Factor - Free Energiser Training Course Materials. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Optional - a pre-prepared list of songs related to the training topic; Explain to the participants that they will compete in small groups to sing as many songs as possible related to the training topic you have chosen.; Place participants into small groups with a maximum of five groups.; Ask the groups to spend five minutes brainstorming songs that relate to the training topic you have selected. They should be discrete while doing this, so that the other groups do not hear their ideas.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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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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